Chapter 6

~Adela~

That ugly b***h! I hate her; I hate her; I HATE HER! How dare she interfere in our lives like this? Why

didn't she just stay gone? How could Lincoln or Landon even consider taking her as a mate? She is

weak and useless; she always has been. Landon and Lincoln belong with myself and Aida. We are

stronger, smarter, and will make better Lunas. This pack knows us and will support us over Portia

any day.

I watch her drive off, contemplating going after her. I figure there would be no point. Soon, I'm sure,

either she will do what daddy said, or the boys will reject her for us. Either way, Aida and I will take

our rightful spots as the Lunas of the Emerald Lake Pack. I couldn't believe it when Luna Kimberly

told us that the twins had not only found their fated mate, but she believed that it was our sister.

Smelling her on them and her silence this morning was the confirmation needed. This must be some

sick joke, but I'm not laughing.

While training, I see Trent approach daddy. I assume he's asking about Portia, but daddy already

told us to deny seeing her. No one needs to know about the conversation we had this morning.

Trent asks Aida and me if we have seen Portia. We both deny seeing her, and Trent leaves quickly

after. Daddy nods at us, and we continue to train.

After training, Aida and I head home to shower and change. We are trying to figure out if we should

head to the packhouse or call the boys. I tried mind-linking Landon, but his block was up. He must

be meeting with someone. Aida is trying to keep it together, but I can tell this is taking a toll on her.

The unknown can be worse than knowing.

The doorbell rings, and I jump up to answer the door. Much to my pleasant surprise, Lincoln and

Landon are standing there. I step back to let them in, and Aida quickly jumps up and onto Lincoln.

~Lincoln~

Landon and I decide to be honest. There is no good way to break this news, but it needs to be done.

We can't start fresh with Tia if this hangs over our heads. It sucks to take a title away from someone,

but what can we do? It would be worse to reject our fated mate.

When we get to the Colby house, Aida jumps on me in her excitement. I know that Aida has been

into me for some time now. I almost didn’t want to start anything with her because her infatuation

was too intense. She is a sweet girl but can be way too much.

I hold Aida for a minute before carefully placing her on her feet. She pouts a little at the loss of

contact, but I don't give in. That has been my problem with Aida; I tend to give in to her emotional

outbursts way too often. That is kind of how we got started. I felt bad about hurting her and she

kind of sucked me in.

“Good morning, ladies. May we come in?” Aida grabs my hand and pulls me into the house. Adela

wraps her arm around Landon’s waist and walks with him inside. We sit on the couch, with Aida

sitting on my lap and Adela wrapping her arm around Landon’s.

This is going to be tough.

I know it is, brother. We either do this, or we reject Tia.

Landon, I won't let Tia go.

"So.....care to tell us what happened yesterday?” Adela is always no-nonsense and straight to the

point.

"It doesn’t matter “Dela. They are here now so we can just redo the ceremony a different day.” I roll

my eyes internally.

“Aida, don't be stupid.”

"Actually, Adela is right, and we should explain.” I look at Landon and give him a nod. He will better

put the right words together to break this news. He turns to Adela and looks her in the eyes.

"As you know, during the ceremony, we......Lincoln and I found our fated mate.” Neither Adela nor

Aida speaks. I can see the tears starting to gather in Aida’s eyes. I would usually wipe them away

and try to appease her, but I can't this time. “You two know how long we have looked for her. We

have trained all over with the hopes that we would come across her. We were as shocked as

everyone else when we stumbled upon her at our Alpha ceremony.”

"So, what does that mean?” Aida whispers, and it is clear that she is trying to keep her tears in. I turn

to Aida and rub her back gently.

“It....it means that we will be joining with her. We want to be with our fated mate.” Aida lets a sob

free, and tears fall down her face. I hate to see her this way, but I have to stay strong. I look over at

Adela, and she looks pissed.

“Who is she?”

“Does it matter?”

“Yes, Landon. It matters! Who the f**k is she?” Landon sighs, and I decide to take this one.

“It's your sister, Portia.” This causes Aida to break down completely. I hate seeing women upset, so

this is starting to get to me. Adela’s demeanor changes once I announce who our mate is. She looks

a bit smug.

“There is no need to cry, Aida. They will realize that they are wasting their time with her. She is weak

and useless. They will see that, and they will be begging to come back to us.” Landon lets a growl

rip through the room while I try to hold mine back.

“Do not speak of our mate that way.” I try to send calmness through the bond, so Landon doesn’t

lose control of Goliath. Adela throws her head back and laughs.

“Look how protective he is being of our sister,” she spits out. “It would be funny if it weren't so

pathetic. Mark my words, you will be back. The question is, will we accept you?” Landon is pissed at

this point. He jumps off of the couch and heads out of the house, slamming the door open. I stand

up to follow him.

“We are truly sorry. We never wanted to cause you two any pain. You will understand when you find

your mates.” I turn and start to walk toward the door when I feel something wrap around my leg.

"Stop! Just stop, Lincoln. Don't you know how much I love you? How much I've always loved you? I

need you, and you need me. Let me show you.” I was afraid this would happen. Aida can be so

clingy, and it isnt the cute type of clingy. She never wants to take no for an answer.

I lift Aida's arms off of my leg and try to separate her from my body. This is sad and pathetic. This

isnt a surprise; I knew she gets like this. “Aida, don't do this to yourself. There is nothing left to

say......we are done.” I continue walking out the door, listening to Aida’s cries as I go.