As if this couldn’t get any worse. My sister is upstairs with a creepy shrine to one of my mates, and here I am, running into the
one person I have wanted to avoid the most. I truly don’t have the energy to deal with my father right now, but I guess, at this
point, I have no other choice.
I stand still and take a few deep breaths. “I said: what the hell are you doing in my house?” I gulp, but no words are forming in my
mind, let alone coming out of my mouth. I can feel my heartbeat increase, and I have to say that I’m pretty scared. I don’t know
what is going to happen with my dad.
“I came t…..to ch……check on A….aida.” Goddess, I sound so pathetic, but I can’t help it. My father has always made me
nervous, and there are times that I’ve been terrified, and this is one of those times.
“Check on Aida? Why would you care enough to check on Aida? You are the reason why she is as withdrawn as she is. You took
away her future, and now you want to check on her.” My dad shakes his head in disgust, and I can feel myself shrinking away
from my dad. In a way, he’s right; if I hadn’t been fated to the twins, my sisters would be in a better place.
“Either way, I’m meant to be the Luna and Lunas look out for their pack members and make sure things are okay. I’m just doing
my duty.” I sigh softly and try to walk toward the door. If I can get out of the house without this blowing up, I will be extremely
grateful. Dad must be paying close attention because he stops me before I get too close to the exit.
My back hits the wall beside me, and my dad has his hand around my neck, applying pressure that is causing my breathing to be
shaky at best. “I could end you right now. I could make you cease to exist, and then my daughters would get everything they
deserve.” My dad leans in closer so that our noses are almost touching. “Give me one good reason to keep you living.”
My hands are clawing at my dad’s, and for a brief moment, I contemplate shifting. The issue is that I know shift won’t do anything
but cause more issues, and it won’t guarantee that I would get my neck broken in wolf form. When it comes down to it, my father
is stronger than I am. He has been training all his life in wolf and human form. I really don’t have much of a chance to win against
him. “Now, daddy, you really don’t want to do that.” My eyes dart to the side, and I see Aida standing on the bottom step of the
stairs. She looks pretty calm and not like the type of person who would have the shrine I found not long ago.
I’m quickly let go and hit the ground with a thump. Dad starts to walk toward Aida. “My baby! How are you feeling?” He reaches
out and grabs Aida’s hand, pulling her to him. He wraps his arms around her while her arms find their way around his waist.
“I’m okay daddy. I’ll be better when she leaves the house.” I watch the scene while gasping for breath and trying to run the pain
out of my neck. I slowly get to my feet, not knowing if I should speak or just leave.

“You heard my daughter….get the hell out.” I waste no time running out of the house and heading to the packhouse. I don’t know
how close I was to losing my life today, but I don’t want to be that close again.
~Landon~
I’ve been trying to keep busy while Tia was gone. It’s been hard trying to focus on all of this paperwork. I know I have warriors
following her, but it’s not the same as being able to watch her myself. Lincoln got lucky and won our rock, paper, scissors; he got
to do a patrol to keep his mind off of things.
“Son, I think you may want to head outside.” I look up, and my dad is watching me. I wonder why I would need to go outside. A
small smile forms on his face, and I know exactly where I need to be. Tia is making her way back, and I need to make sure she is
okay.
I run down the stairs and out the front door. I stop on the porch and look out. I can see Tia walking toward me at a slow pace. I
want nothing more than to run to her and scoop her up in my arms, but I don’t want to seem too eager. I impatiently wait on the
porch, wishing I had to power to speed up time.
The closer Tia gets, I can see her features. She looks a bit upset and scared. She is rubbing her neck, making me wonder if
everything is okay. I step off of the porch steps as Tia walks closer. I hold my arms open, and Tia walks right into them, wrapping
her arms around my waist. I lean my head down on hers, and I can hear her sobbing. “What is it love? What happened over
there? How is your sister?” Tia continues to sob, and I rub her back gently. Her sobs start to diminish, and I rub my hands down
her arms, pushing her back at her elbows.
Looking at Tia, I can feel the anger surge through me. There are finger marks on the sides of her neck. Who dared to touch my
mate?! I feel a growl in my chest. “Who touched you?!” Tia looks at me with watery eyes, but she doesn’t open her mouth to
speak. I place my hand on her face and run my thumb over her cheek. “Tell me who hurt you,” I say in a calmer voice.
Tia clears her throat and places her forehead on my chest. “It doesn’t matter. I don’t want to talk about it.” I sigh and wrap my
arms around her again.
“It does matter, but I will let it go…….for now.” Tia looks back at me and reaches up on her toes to touch her lips to mine. The
sparks take over my mind, and I forget about her neck and who I may need to punish. Tia moves her head to the side and
deepens the kiss while her tongue seeks entry. I grant it, and Tia wastes no time in painting the inside of my mouth with her
tongue. I can feel the fire build inside me, and my hardness increases.

I hear a car in the distance. It stops, and a door opens and closes. I hear a door open behind me, but Tia’s kiss is taking my
focus. “What I’ve seen so far, this place is gorgeous,” a voice says in front of me. The voice sounds a bit familiar, but I can’t place
it.
“I’m so glad you made it. I can’t wait to show you the rest of the pack.” That voice definitely belongs to my mom. I remove my
tongue from Tia’s mouth and kiss her lips a few more times before lifting my head and looking in front of me. My blood runs cold
at the sight.
“Landon, are you okay? What’s wrong?” Tia’s voice is almost drowned out by the ringing in my ears. Never did I think this would
happen, but here we are. My mouth has gone dry, and I can’t answer Tia. She turns and looks behind her. Tia steps away from
me and extends her hand. “Hi. Welcome to the Emerald Lake Pack. I’m Tia Colby and you are?”
My mom has made her way from the front door to stand next to me. “Why that is my visitor. She is Jenna Brenner from the
Moonlight Pack.” Mom turns to me with a smile on her face. “Landon, honey, say hello to Jenna.”