Chapter 5


    ~Landon~


    I feel the bed next to me, but it’s empty. I open my eyes ande face to face with the eyes of my


    brother. Tia isn’t there. I sit up and look around the room, but there is nothing to see. Lincoln heads to


    the restroom butes back quickly and shakes his head. I have no idea where she went or how long


    she has been gone.


    Trent?


    Yes, Alpha Landon.


    I need you to find someone. Find Portia Colby. See where she is. Check with her family if need be.


    Yes sir.


    “Trent is going to look for her.” Lincoln nods and sits on the edge of the bed.


    “Thank you.”


    “For?”


    “For talking to mest night. I really needed that. I don’t want to lose out on our mate.” I reach over and


    pat Lincoln on the back. I head into the restroom to shower and get dressed. I throw on some jeans, a


    long sleeve v-neck sweater and a pair of Timbends. When Ie out of the closet dressed, Lincoln


    is sitting on the bed, having changed as well. He has on a pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt with Air


    Forces.


    Son?


    Yes.


    We need to talk. Your mom and I are in my office waiting on you and your brother.


    I look at my brother and realize he got a simr message. We head out of my room and down the


    stairs. This packhouse has four floors, with the Alpha floor being on the top. My parents have a house


    next to the packhouse, but my brother and I opted to stay on the Alpha floor. The floor under us houses


    the Beta on one end and the Gamma on the other. The second floor has various offices and meeting


    rooms. The bottom floor has the general areas for all of the pack: game rooms, kitchen, sitting rooms,


    dining room, etc.


    We make it to my dad’s office, soon to be our office. My mom sits next to him, and we sit across from


    him at the desk. We all sit and look at each other, no one speaking. “Well?” My mom says, looking


    between Lincoln and myself. My dad puts a hand on her arm, patting it. I clear my throat, but Lincoln


    beats me to it.


    “We found our mate yesterday…….our fated mate.” My dad looks interested, and my mom looks


    suspicious.


    “And exactly who is she?” Lincoln and I look at each other, realizing this may not go over well. I take a


    deep breath.


    “Portia Colby.” A small smile appears on my dad’s face, and he nods.


    “Absolutely not! I will not allow it.” Lincoln looks at my mom with surprise written all over his face, and


    my dad looks at her with an eyebrow raised. “Isn’t it interesting that at your very ceremony, when you


    were about to announce her sisters as your mates and Lunas, all of a sudden, she decided just to show


    up and announce you as mates?” Lincoln growls, and he looks like he is trying to contain his wolf. “Why


    haven’t you realized her as your mate sooner?”


    “Maybe because she is never here mom. Are you serious right now? You honestly think that Tia is


    trying to trick us in some way?”


    “Tia?” My dad looks at me.


    “Yes, Tia…..Portia……You know who I mean. She hasn’t been here since she got into college. She


    was only here yesterday because you guys made every pack member be in attendance. How would


    she know what was going on to n such an borate rouse?” I look at my mom, willing her to


    respond to that, but she doesn’t. She knows that it isn’t logical to think that this is all some trick at the


    hands of Tia. It just makes no sense.


    “So what now? You are going to break up with the Colby twins and take Portia as your mate?” My mom


    laughs out loud though the humor is missing. “You can’t seriously think that girl is Luna material. I won’t


    have her messing up all of the work I have been putting into this pack over the years.”


    Lincoln stands up, hands clenched at his sides. “What exactly is your problem with Tia anyway? Why


    are you so against her? What has she ever done to you or to this pack?” My mom scoffs but doesn’t


    answer.


    “Sons, what is your n now? That is a valid question.” I look at Lincoln, and he nods. I turn to my dad.


    “We want Tia. She is our fated mate, and we need her. We know we will need to talk to the twins and


    tell them of our decision, and we will. I think we sho-” A knock on the office door interrupts us. My dad


    wees them in, and it’s Trent. “What did you find out?”


    Trent looks nervous, looking between Lincoln and me, so this can’t be good. “Her father and sisters


    said they haven’t seen her. I tracked down Doctor Colby, and she admitted that she fled back to


    school.” She left to go back to campus. Why would she do that so hastily and without saying anything?


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    “There, you see? She doesn’t want to be here and im the title or you two, it looks like.” My mom has


    a smirk on her face, and it’s pissing me off.


    L, I mindlinked Lynn and Mark.


    What did they say, Linc?


    They didn’t see her, nor did she say anything to them. Thest Lynn heard from her was on her way


    out here yesterday.


    That is odd. Lynn and Mark are her best friends…….her only friends. There is no way she woulde


    to the pack and not go to see them. I doubt she would leave without talking to them at all. Something


    seems off.


    “Dad, can we postpone the ceremony to give Lincoln and I time to see about Tia?” My dad nods in


    agreement quickly. Maybe he thinks there is something not right here too.


    “We can do that, but you need to talk to the twins first.” Lincoln and I nod in agreement, and we leave


    with Trent in tow.