Chapter 50


    ~Mark~


    The seconds ticked by, and my anxiety was growing. I came out with it; I told Tia that Jenna was my


    fated mate, and I was met with silence. I swear I could probably hear a pin drop if there were one


    dropping.


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    Tia is standing at the window, looking out onto thend. She hasn’t made any reaction; she hasn’t


    spoken, and she hasn’t really moved. I have no idea what she is going to say to me, and that makes


    me anxious. Tia is my best friend, and I want to do anything I can for her. I know Jenna, and she has


    had some major issues, but I’m not sure if I will be strong enough to let Jenna go if Tia were to ask me


    to do so.


    Tia starts to pace a bit, and I take a step back and watch her. She looks at me, then looks away again.


    She paces a bit, then repeats the looks. I can’t decipher what the looks mean or if I should be worried.


    Tia stops packing and walks over to the couch to have a seat. I’m not sure what to do, so I stay at the


    window.


    “Mark?” I look over at Tia, and she gestures for me to sit next to her. I slowly make my way over to the


    couch, preparing myself for the worst reaction. I’m so nervous about what she could say, but there is no


    way to push it off now.


    I take a seat on the couch, keeping some distance between Tia and me. I don’t want to sit too close


    just in case Tia wants to do some physical damage. I try to sit back but am too anxious to rx. I keep


    shifting around on the couch, not knowing what to do with my hands or my body. I feel a hand on my


    arm, and I look at Tia.


    “I don’t like her.” I nod, not trusting myself to speak. “She is trying toe between myself and my


    mates, and it isn’t right. I don’t even know her, but she hase here and is causing problems. I don’t


    trust her, and I’m not even sure that I want to ever get to know her.” I can feel my heart sinking with


    each word that Tia speaks. She isn’t wrong at all, and there is nothing that can be said in Jenna’s


    defense. “That being said,” Tia is rubbing circles on my arm. I turn my head to look at her. “She is your


    Goddess given mate, and you owe it to yourself to see it through. You should try to talk to her, get to


    know her.”


    I let a breath out and look up to the ceiling in an attempt to keep my tears at bay. “I don’t want to lose


    you.” Tia lightly chuckles.


    “You silly boy. You could never lose me. You are one of my best friends; my brother. There is nothing


    that can keep you out of my life.” I sigh with relief. I was so concerned that this woulde between


    the two of us. A fated mate is everything, but so is a best friend. “I’m telling you now though……she


    and I may never be friends.”


    “Ipletely understand that. I won’t ever try to force you two together. Hell,” I get up and walk back to


    the window. I’m not even sure that she and I will evere together. She seems hell-bent on having


    your mates. She didn’t even acknowledge that we are mates. I know she felt the bond; I mean, she’s


    an Alpha. I felt it, and I’m barely a Beta.”


    “If she doesn’te around, it’spletely her loss. She’d be a fool to ignore you.”


    “Of course you’d say that. We are friends.” I see Tia move out of the corner of my eye. She is next to


    me quickly and has a hand on my back.


    “We may be friends, but you know I never lie to you about anything. I will always tell you the truth and if


    you were horrible, I would have told you so. You’re an amazing guy and she’d be lucky to have you in


    her life.” I wrap an arm around Tia’s waist and give her a squeeze.


    “I don’t know. Maybe we will figure this all out and maybe we won’t. I’m still trying toe to terms with


    everything.”


    “I understand and you should take your time. There is no time limit on the mate bond. I wouldn’t try to


    push anything; let things flow.” I lean down and ce my head on Tia’s. Even though I prepared myself


    for the worst, I don’t know what I would have done if Tia had been against this union. “I will say, if she


    hurts you, I will f**k her up.” I throw my head back andugh. “What’s so funny? I’m serious.”


    “I know you are and that’s why it’s so funny. The image of you and Jenna fighting; I can totally see her


    losing to you too.” Tia starts to chuckle as well as she wraps her arms around my torso. We stand at


    the window for a while, just enjoying the quiet between us and the view outside.