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?"

just calls me that sometimes to make fun

Right...

and she just shook her head and I knew exactly what this meant. "Oh my god Cass, you

mouth

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

the second gamma." She

I looked down at her face, and I saw how sad

don't understand. Nothing can ever

"Why n

I pulled her to a stop

"Because I'm not ranked."

waved my free hand around her face. "I'm going to need more of an explanation

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

true, Cass. It happens all the time, but the ranked wolves reject the unranked wolf and it's usually the ranked women that reject their unranked

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Chapter

"Really?"

horse here. Why not just see where the friendship goes instead of ignoring him? Goddess forbid he is your mate and instead of showing him how amazing you

just not in the

want you to try.

wolf to know. He is

to be one, he