or

the Emerald Lake pack, where my father is the head warrior, and my mother is a pack doctor. I have older twin sisters who are the apple of everyone's ey

ady perfect. He and Mom have gotten into many arguments over this. She says that is an ugly attitude to have. She loves all

n they have to, never going out of their way for me for any reason. I hones

t because he's the Alpha. Then there is the Beta family. I have spent so much time with Beta John and his mate Celina. Their kids, Lynn and Mark, are my only fri

eed to go away. I started college at 18 and have been gone since. I would meet up with Lynn and Mark over the years. We would meet halfway between the school

was supposed to leave the night before, but I didn't, so n

y didn't spare me a second glance, nor did their sons. They are identical twins and the next in line for the pack. They are my sisters' age, 25, and they never really paid any attention to me. There was no reason

no need for me to make it home last night. The le

notice it's Lynn. Since I'd much rather talk to her,

y g

are you, Tia

ng on the road." Ly

tting it ve

idn't have to come, I

mom off, she probably wasn't able to tell m

poke to her

ted to see each other in high school. It was the talk of the pack; two sets of twins together. The Alpha twins are identical, whereas my

ut not the Alpha twins. When they turned 18, the age at which we can find our mates, they realized they were not fated mates but stayed together. I always thought that was weird.

ll over, training and trying to find their mates, but nothing came of it

them my opinion on the matter. As it is, I didn't even know they were still dating, so I guess it doesn't matter what I think. Lynn and I stayed on the phone for most of my drive

an

t 14. We have always wanted to take over the pack ever since we und

r our mate. It was hard for us, in the beginning, to wrap our heads around having to share a mate. I mean, who honestly thinks that they will have to sha

that my wolf, Goliath, and I would much rather tie ourselves to our fated mate as opposed to a chosen mate. Lincoln convinced me to give the chosen mate thing a chance, and I couldn't

t all. I j

rong and smart. They will be good Lunas for this pack. We need to take over and if we wait for our fated, we won't be able to

t, letting the natural waves shine through. We are clean-shaven with the same light brown eyes. The only real way most can tell us apart is when they see us casually dressed. Our tattoos give us away. I have

ude. Aida is with my brother. She has a birthmark under her right eye, and she is the more sensitive one. They are both amazing warriors

earing a gold suit to offset my black, but the girls decided they would wear gold dresses. My mom looks at me and smiles wide. "Look at my handsome boys!

th his mate, Nikki, and his twins. They look flawless with their gold, A-line, off-one-shoulder dresses

at rubs me the wrong way. He dotes on the twins, but I have seen how he treats his youngest daughter. The twins have a younger sister that they don't really deal with. As a matter of fact, not too many

p. There were many times that I saw Portia in the office with Nikki. She would help her with the little things around the office and hospital

twins, yet my dad... not so much. He is always polite, but he never really interacts with them as Mom does. I have seen

while straightening my tie. I give

er and everything, but my feelings have been weaker than before. I spoke to Lincoln about this, but he said it's probably because we haven't slept with them. He and I decide

re gathered in front. We usually have our ceremonies outside to accommodate the size of our pack. I take a peek around the corner and see the seats filled with our

eir seats. My parents hold hands and head to the stage. The plan is to have u

's our dad, though; he is usually wordy. Goliath starts to stir in my hea

up, Go

feels like something

'Hey, is Goliath a bi

What's going o

he feels as if somethi

aybe they are excited about

his speech and looks toward us. "Please allow me to introduce your new Alphas: Landon and

it's making my mouth water. I look at Lincoln and can tell he smells it too. If we are both smelling the same scent, that can

y comes up the side to find seating along the back row. She starts to make her way, along the row, to an empty seat in

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