Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 19

Chapter Nineteen

The next morning was much of the same. I awoke to my father's knock, and we made our way to the clearing. He nudged me into the clearing and I walked to the stump and sat down. By the time I looked back up, he was already gone.

"I don't know what the fuck is going on, or what I am supposed to do here." I shook my head and took off my shoes. I planted my feet and took a cleansing breath. Then I closed my eyes and focused, like my father explained. The air was a soft, gentle breeze. I felt it dance across my skin. It played with my hair, tangling my curls as it blew through the clearing. The early morning sun crested the tree tops. I could feel the warming light hit my skin.

I wiggled my toes in the grass, and it tickled my the bottom of my feet. I opened my hands, palm up on my knees, and settled deeper on to the stump.

"This is stupid." I opened my eyes and looked around, but was talking to myself." “Is it?" I whirled around to see my father's grandmother walking towards me.

"How is this possible?"

"Magic, granddaughter, magic." She smiled as she made her way in front of me and then sat down. "Your father is foolish." She crossed her legs and placed her hands palm up on her knees.

"Why do you say that?"

he had years of training with me before I stuck him in this clearing

idea what

connect to nature. Not death." I got up and sunk into the grass and mimicked her, crossing my legs and flipping my hands up. "Better. Now close your eyes. Look

do to

You have long without knowing your true self. I think it is time you look

I sounded a little offended, but

were sent here, you didn't even know you had magic and now, you know yourself... come granddaughter.

to admit. Then I waited. But connecting to myself seemed a little more active than just waiting. So after nothing happening for however long, I started digging deeper. The

you?" I don't know what I was looking for, but could feel something

out of the blackness and sat in front

the wolf, but it was like she gave off an inner light. Her golden eyes starred into mine and I lifted

"Hello Nix."

"How do I look?"

Chapter Nineteen

any wolf