Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

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Chapter Thirty-Nine

"You can do both." I shook my head. "I know my dad doesn't have many female warriors, but that is going to change. You won't be the only one that wants to be a warrior now. But warriors can still live a full life, including kids."

"I know. But I don't want to choose." Cass looked down at her plate.

"A mate, a good mate, won't make you choose." I patted her hand and finished my steak. "The Goddess doesn't make mistakes. Mates are supposed to be your other half. I think your mate will understand your want to be a warrior and will support you."

"You think so?" She looked at me with hopeful eyes.

"I do." I got up and grabbed more steak. I was starving

It's your body getting ready to shift. You will eat like this from now on. Alpha's burn a lot of calories because they need to shift more. Nix's voice filtered through and I nodded.

"You're eating a lot." Cass looked at me as I settled.

"Nix said I'm getting ready to shift, Alpha's burn a lot of calories because we have bigger wolves and need to shift more often." I ate through my second plate and then turned to Cass, who finished her first. "You ready?"

"Yeah." We stood and turned to leave, but Cass bumped into Greyson, the second gamma.

"Greyson, I'm sorry." Cass' face flushed red, and he chuckled.

"No harm, little wolf. It's always a pleasure to see you." I watched as he trailed his hands down her arms and stepped back. Cass shivered from his touch but just gave a quick jerk of her head before she nearly sprinted out of the dining hall.

"What was that?" I asked as I caught up with her. "Little wolf?"

yelled. "It's nothing. He just calls me that sometimes to make fun

Right...

away, then?" I questioned her further, and she just shook her head

mouth right

It's okay, you like him. What's wrong with that?" I grabbed her arm and

the second gamma."

I looked down at her face, and

Nothing can ever

"Why n

stop and forced her to face

"Because I'm not ranked."

face. "I'm going to

wolves never mate to unranked wolves." She stomped her foot, and

time, but the ranked wolves reject the unranked wolf and

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Chapter

"Really?"

horse here. Why not just see where the friendship

in the cards for

don't know that. I want

friendship. Greyson is a good wolf to

to be one,