Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 52

Chapter Fifty-Two

"Alsh firmate alite." The fire ball flew from my hands and exploded against the dry wood. It caught, and soon the fire was burning through the wood quickly. I fed more wood, bigger pieces into the fire, and waited for it to catch. I wanted to be sure that this was going to be burning for a while before I moved on to the next step.

Once

I was sure that the fire was good, I flipped back to the page I needed.

I read the entire page twice before I put the book back on the ground. I pulled my mother's necklace out of my pocket and my father's skin. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that I was right before I tossed both in.

"Ista nox luva sit nu." I slowly repeated the word three times, and I watched as the fire flared and turned pink. I hoped that meant I was right before I sat back on my heels. Now I just had to wait.

I fed the fire and watched as the necklace slowly melted away, and nearly gagged from the smell as the small bit of

father went with it. I let the fire go until I saw everything turn to ash, then I let the fire burn away.

my

my phone and

fine." I could hear the relief in his

so badly

did good." Ronnie's voice

the line

"Dad?" My voice wavered.

percent mine. And I am so sorry for hurting you. Loki and Ronnie

I'm okay." I let out the breath I was holding. "You scared the shit out of

have things that need

me and then I was left listening to a dial tone. I wiped my face and gathered the book. I turned around to head back and I

She stood and walked

your help." I

If you did, I was here, watching the whole time. But you did it all. You figured it out and performed the spell perfectly.

if I was

her lips before she sighed. “I would have stepped in if I thought you were wrong,

laughed. "What? I needed to feel like I was about to doom my father to that

You have been second guessing everything since you came back to this life. We all do it. But you needed a defining moment that you knew what was wrong and that you could fix it. This was your defining