Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 269

Chapter 269

I felt the wind knock out of me with those words. "I'm sorry. What did you say?" I turned my full attention to the newscaster, and I saw the hint of surprise. She thought I already knew. Then it was like there was blood in the water and these anchors were sharks. I was surrounded, and everyone was shouting at me.

"How do you feel about your father being branded as a traitor years after his death?"

"How did you not know that your father was working with the rouges?"

"Were you a part of the circle of traitors?"

"Have you not seen today's news?"

Then there was a commotion and one new caster pushed through. A smaller wolf who had a glint in her eyes. Alpha Amy." She was also the only one to use my rank, and instinctively, my attention shifted to her. "While the new reports that went out today have branded your father as a traitor, but my investigation has uncovered multiple documents labeling him as a scapegoat." A hush fell over the surrounding crowd. "What is your opinion of your late father's legacy?"

felt a tear tremble at my lashes. I leaned in to her and I smiled. "Thank you for taking the time to actually uncover the truth about him." I took a deep breath as I felt a hand slide into mine. "My father, Gavin Maclean, was about as far from a traitor as you can get. He supported this kingdom, and our king, until his last breath. He not only donated billions of dollars to ensure our kingdom thrived, but also so our children had a place to live and learn without worrying about how they could afford it. Many of you don't know that right before he died, my father created a fund to donate to this very school every year, like clockwork. He has supported your children every year so that

a traitor, that is the work of a wolf that would do anything for another." She turned to me. "Gavin Maclean was the most loyal wolf, and whoever started this smear campaign on a dead man who has no way of standing up for himself is obviously trying to redirect you all to the truth." SHe turned back to the cameras. "I

I could hear the whispered of everyone there. They all painted my family, my father, as

kill them." I snapped my head to Hanna. Soft-spoken, sweet Hanna. "What's wrong?" I turned to her, and she

Any are you being stupid? They are all whispering about your father like he really was a traitor." She was pissed, but I could see the unfinished thought in her mind. 'We all know he is not a traitor. He's working with the king directly.' But no one knew

gave her a smile and pulled her to me. Nix pushed forward, as she had started to do a few months ago, when one of them got too angry. "Calm little wolf. Give me your anger." Nix and Megan used their abilities and my magic to pull Hanna's anger from her wolf. It keeps her from shifting, and calmed the situation.

tears in hers. "The can't do this to you." Her whisper

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will graduate." I smiled. "You have to get used to your new rank, and the aggression that comes with it. Or

okay now." She smiled, and then we turned back to the

and Nix were both doing their best to comfort me

the whispers. Every time a