Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 216

Chapter 216

I stumbled into my apartment around ten, utterly exhausted, but I had something I still had to do. I showered, ate, and then curled up into my chair. With shaky resolve, I turned in and I started down the path I had once walked months ago. I was back to the first day when my grandmother coached me through finding my power, but this time, I was searching for something else.

My wolves.

ailed my hands down the trees of my mind as I passed. I walked barefoot through the tall grass. The pathway that was so clear back then had become overgrown and I didn't know why.

"Because your wolves stopped using it." I turned to see a woman walking next to me., Her hair and skin were luminous, a bright shining light in the darkness.

"Moon Goddess.” My breath hitched. “Why are you here?"

"Because you need me to be." Her smile was soft, but it comforted me.

darker the deeper we went. We walked for a long time before I worked up the courage to ask. "Why did they leave me?" It's been the question that had been eating at me for months. The one

as she wiped a stray tear off my cheek. “Together, we will fix it." She kissed my brow, and I closed my eyes. I shivered with need, but I was going to hold back. I swear I was. But then she wrapped her arms around me and my resolve broke. I dove into her arms and I sobbed. "Oh my dear

are the missing pieces to my soul and they left me to wither alone." I crumpled to the ground and

feet. Gone was the aloof goddess that had watched over our race, and in her place was just another woman. Like my mom or grandma, loving

helping me so much?" I swatted at a few more tears and

words of your first life." She wrapped her arms around

"What do you mean?"

remember what you

Brandon stood over me. My declaration. "But we are all

nodded. "All wolves are descended from my power. And you know Lycans are my descendants as well. Do you know how?" I shook my head. She gave a soft smile. "Before I had grown in power, I was cut adrift, much like you are. I had no animal to call, no direction, if you will. I was the moon, I was death, but I wanted to be so much more. Then I heard it." She tightened her

"Heard what?"

She smiled. "But from the sky, I could not get close enough to see them. They were

was too young to leave. But, high on