Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 281

I opened the letter in my hands, and a wave of raw pain hit me in the chest. Carl's neat handwriting met me.

Amy,

I know right this minute I am laying on the cold earth after doing everything to save my little girl. I know you just spent an hour taking care of her, and for that, I am eternally grateful. But if you allow her to stay awake, she will hurt herself. I've seen it. So I beg you to put her to sleep.

Use your magic, and put her to sleep every night for the next few months. She is a child, but she is my child, and I know her. She is an old soul in a tiny body and she sees more than you think she does. But she doesn't see the entire picture yet, and if you allow her to, she will put herself in danger. And with it, the world.

I looked up from the letter to see Toya standing close. "What's wrong?" She came closer.

"He wants me to put her to sleep. For the next few months.

the letter and read it. "He's seen it." She handed me back the letter. "I can't blame the child. She's grieving. When I thought my parents were lost, I

stared at her. "You

she has." She played with her family ring on her finger. "But my loss wasn't real, her isn't. Even if she doesn't understand fully in her mind, she knows she lost her father...her everything." Toya nodded towards the letter. "Listen to him. Put her to sleep." I nodded

here with her. That I will hear her prayers, and walk next to her

oak. We spent many days there, having picnics, watching the sunset over the cabin. She said it was her favourite place here, and I want to be a part of

pack. Take the position Vince is offering you. I won't speak

that.

stone of yours.

as cryptic

her. Tell her about me. About her mom. I left videos, and more letters to you about us. You can show her when she is older if you like. I want her to know where she came from. The love we had