My Two True Mates (Book 2 True Fated Mate Series)

Chapter 4

Ryker POV

I've never told Lena that the goddess had visited me a month after Zeke was born. I wanted to tell her but was forbidden. She commanded my lycan to keep it to himself as well as my vampire side and she also bound my warlock side. Let's just say the goddess thinks of all possible angles and all possible scenarios to get the job done. It was hard to keep it a secret. I wanted to tell Lena so bad but, I couldn't. I did ask the goddess, why tell me this and not allow me to say anything, it doesn't make sense. It goes against my wanting to be truthful to my mate and that it is unfair for her to make me forbidden to withhold information from her, and anyway, the goddess won in the end. I did put up a good fight to avoid whatever the goddess had wanted to tell me. I didn't even care to know anything, but again, I had no choice.

The goddess told me that sometimes we have fated mates, but it is with our true mates we thrive. I understand that part.

When the goddess had told me that I was going to lose Lena as a mate. I was stunned. It was the first time in my life that I couldn't speak. Usually, I'm the type that always has something to say back, but this just made me speechless. I couldn't put words together for a long moment. Heck, my thoughts were taking a long to catch up to what she had said. This had to be a joke right?

I had a lot of questions, but of course, I couldn't ask. The goddess then told me that Lena was supposed to have 4 mates, and we all constantly fought over everything, which then caused her complete stress, and she miscarried the triplets. The goddess said that, we were all childish, and that we couldn't trust in the mate bond and trust our beasts. The goddess didn't see further than that because the triplets needed to be born for the sake of the supernatural races.

I got angry at the goddess, of course, I told her how f*****g ridiculous it is to put that much faith and pressure on our 3 little pups. I also told her it would be impossible to just not love Lena anymore. I also asked her why our triplets needed to be born but she couldn't say. She also wasn't allowed to by the other entities.

I am not sure why we fought back in her other vision, but I don't mind sharing my mate if that is what will make her happy. Her happiness and well-being are my priorities.

The goddess told me it was not my priority to protect Lena but to take care of her. Lena is not supernatural but she's more than that. She's an otherworldly creature. Lena will grow in strength. She's the only one of her kind.

Who her other mates were, I do not know. Maybe some angel dudes out there in the world. Some guys that are like her, half angel and half something. Yeah, some otherworldly creature guys I bet. I tried asking the goddess who the other two were but she didn't say.

Makes a lot of sense when the goddess describes Lena. Maybe that is why Lena has been spacing out a lot more. Maybe those otherworldly guys are coming for her, and somehow, her soul can feel it. Whatever it is, I am sure the Fae King will be able to help. If not then, I don't know what will help her. Another thing the goddess didn't bother to mention or warn about.

I tried asking the goddess why she was telling me that I would lose Lena as a mate. She didn't tell me how or when, all she said was to be prepared and that I had to put a little space between us. Then, she said that our triplets were the key. Again, she didn't explain why, just that she had to tweak a little of our decisions. After that short but long visit, I gave myself time to go over everything the goddess had said. Why I couldn't tell Lena was because she needed to figure everything out on her own.

Weirdly, I do love Lena, but we haven't been intimate for years now. I also do not kiss her the way I wanted to, with the love and passion I felt for her anymore. It became natural to me to just give her quick pecks now and then on the cheek, lips, or forehead. She hasn't been intimately leaning toward me since she got pregnant with our son Zeke.

Lena and I slowly drifted apart sexually. We share a room, we sleep on the same bed and cuddle. That's just it, though. We even shower separately, and she always changes in the closet or bathroom. I haven't seen her naked in years. Lena doesn't seem to care or notice but I do. It pains me to have to keep my distance from her, even Storm is not pushing for me to be close to her like we used to.

As soon as I park my truck and head over to the bouncy castle, I call the kids over to come with me. Ryn comes running at me at full speed. I pick her up as she loudly says, "Daddy! Let's go get my punching bag now! I gotta hit something!"

Lukas laughs and says, "I swear that kid has got mine, yours, and Lena's fighting genes."

I grinned in pride at my daughter, "Yes, we are going now." I looked at Luaks, "She has all 3 of our fighting skills, too."

"Well, at least we won't have to worry about her being a damsel in distress. She's every bit of an alpha female." Lukas says as he hugs and kisses each child.

As I carried Ryn, I bent and picked up Zeke while Lukas picked up Kade and Luca. He followed me to my truck to help me buckle all 4 of them inside. Once they were buckled I jumped in the truck, waved at the guys, and headed off to the store to get Ryn her boxing gloves and punching bag. But, of course, I had to buy all 4 of the same thing.

Once I parked the vehicle in front of our house. I got out and unbuckled all my babies. All this only took less than 30 minutes since Lena had left. She should be going through the sliver of King Finn's realm now.

Right when I opened the door to the truck, the kids ran into the house. Little rugrats knew how to unbuckle themselves. I followed them toward the house and opened the front door for them to go inside. I was carrying all their punching gloves in a bag in one hand. I had to go back to the truck to get the punching bags, but first I had to settle down the kids and put these inside. The kids ran right to the basement, which was where I was going to set everything up.

I was about to enter the house when I heard a gun c*****g sound coming from behind me. I slowly turned to see who it was but the person's face was covered with a mask that covered half of their face and they wore hooded robes. I only saw that they had brown eyes and thia person was a woman. A gun was pointed at me. I raised my hand at them but my magic sizzled out. By then it was too late because when I raised my hand and pushed my magic out, they already pulled the trigger. When I saw my magic sizzle out, I choked and coughed out blood.

On instinct as I felt myself shutting down quickly, I opened a wide mind link, "I got shot! My babies are here with me at the cabin! Someone come and save them!" I can hear roars in the distance. The hooded figure turned and ran as one roar was louder and closer than the others, Lukas. Lukas was close by.

Everything went black before I even hit the ground face-forward. My last thoughts were of my babies, I hope they are okay and even, my Lena.