Page 23 of Tangled Fates

I stared at Addie, hoping she would give me some more information, but she was quiet.

“Come on, Addie, you have to give him more than that,” Soren said.

“It’s for your mate too,” she said, looking at Soren.

“What?” I was shocked that she would insinuate we had the same mate.

“Be careful out there,” she said dismissing us. “I hope Gray is alright.”

“Addie, please,” I said, ready to beg.

Her dark and light eyes looked at me.

“I have nothing else to tell you,” she said looking frustrated. “I have a feeling your mate is going to need it and that’s it. I’m going with my gut here.”

Was she talking about Serena? Elation coursed through me.

“Thank you,” I sighed. “I’m grateful.”

“Thank you,” Soren said, before we left, walking in silence to Lindsay’s shop.

Soren was no longer as tense now that his mind had something else to think about. I was grateful she had given this vial to me, but now she had thrown everything I knew out the window, making me question a million things. Our mate, meaning Soren and I were going to share a mate. It wasn't that uncommon for wolves to share a mate or have three mates, but I had never heard of different supernaturals sharing a mate.

Was it really Serena?

“You guys ok?”

I looked up to see Linds outside of her shop looking worried.

“Yeah, we have a lot on our plate right now,” I said, pushing that bit of information into a box to think about later.

We had to save Gray and then we could talk about this mate we apparently had together.

“Is the necklace ready?” Soren asked.

“Yes, I could only do one for now. I don’t have enough supplies for another one. It's going to take me at least another day to get those supplies unless you want to go get them for me and that will be faster,” she said, handing over her one necklace that looked similar to the one Gray had.

“We don’t have time to wait,” Soren snarled.

“I don’t think it's a good idea that we separate,” I said immediately. “I’ll be back for it as soon as I can.”

I could feel Soren’s eagerness to leave already.

“Ok, I’ll be waiting,” she said with a smile. “I’ll call you if I can’t get the supplies.”

“Shit, my phone isn’t working,” I said, realizing I didn’t charge it like I had told myself I would. “I’ll be back soon and hope it will be ready by then.”

“Pay the woman and let’s go please,” Soren said, walking away.

“It’s ok, pay me when you come back for the second necklace.” She shooed me away.

“You’re amazing, Linds,” I said, kissing her on the cheek before running after Soren.

He was already standing next to the car, impatiently pacing back and forth. I got in the car without saying anything as I felt our mood plummet. This was the moment of truth and he was afraid of what they might find.

Soren drove us to the outskirts of Denver, so no one would see us walking into a huge portal. He drove to an abandoned safe house, parking behind it, but we didn’t get out of the car right away.

“He’s going to be fine,” I said, reassuring my friend.

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