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.

handed me back the letter. "I can't blame the child. She's grieving. When I thought my parents were lost, I was

at her. "You never told

and everything like 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

me and know that I am still here with her. That I

the woods, under the big 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

friends; I know they will help while you have your position in your pack. Take the position Vince is offering you. I won't speak about that anymore than I already have. But you need to

brow at that. How is

yours. You will figure it

as cryptic as

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 when we made her. I want her to know how much I loved her mother, how her coming into my life swept me off my feet. Our love was a flash in the pan, compared to my life, but it was bright and deep. Meeting her inother was