Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 292

Chapter 292

I finished getting dress as someone knocked on my door. I walked over, still wrapping my hair in a towel, and cracked it open. Toya pushed a wine glass into my hand and stepped in before closing the door.

"What's wrong?" I sat down on my bed and took a sip. I knew Toya she had something on her mind and she came in here to talk it out, before bringing in the others.

"I've been thinking about what you said....about the first families."

I nodded. "What about it?"

"What if you're right? What if we were all pushed together by the gods we descended from and now we are here?" She paced the room.

"What if we were?" I shrugged and took another sip. "Does that bother you?"

"It doesn't bother you? We were pushed together, forced to be in each other's lives, and now we are here." She faced me. "Do we not get free will?"

I eyed her as I took another longer drink this time. "Do you not like being friends with me?"

She sucked her teeth. "Of course I do."

I tilted my head. "Are you unhappy with the others?"

hands. "That

is the issue." I felt my anger

of my cheek before

and I could see panic behind her eyes.

bed. "What if..." I interrupted her with a wave of my hand. "Nevermind what ifs.

minute and I could see her gathering her strength before she looked away from we were forced together...wouldn't that ruin everything?" Her words were soft and I could see her biting her lip. I watched her for a moment. "Ruin everything

to me, and I could see her anger getting the better of her.

wanted, needed, to relax. "Ruin what? Are you saying you wouldn't want to be my friend if you knew we were pushed together?" I felt my anger snap. "Are you so willing to throw away the last almost three years of friendship,

all of what we have built together because you felt the need to sit

"Of course not."

a little meddling in the

stood and walked out of the room. Toya followed.

as I started down the stairs. "Girls." Everyone turned as I wa the kitchen. Wendy and Micca were putting a meal together and I was about to

into

me. "We

Toya shook her head, but I

of wine and refilled my glass. I took another long pull from it before I faced everyone. "If any of you

the spoon and

the counter. "What do