Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

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Chapter 295

Chapter 295

She thrashed against the rope, the chair, my magic, but I held her in the chair. I waited until the bright cord finished the connection around our circle. Then new connections between each of us wove around us. Each person had a cord for each other. The golden cords wove into a tapestry of our bond, a golden shiny piece of artwork of our friendship and love for each other.

Only now there were tarnished spots. Dark places on our bonds, where they were being attacked. I stood, looking at the cords, and most were still shining brightly. All of them were actually, all except the ones that trailed to me.

"The bonds are all intact except the ones that lead to you." Wendy stood trailing her fingers of the cords. She plucked the cords between her and me, and I felt a tug. It rippled in my chest, but I could tell it was weakening. The dark spot in the centre growing bigger.

"Our bond is growing darker the louder the whispers get." Hanna plucked the cord, and it vibrated, but hers was

on by a thread. She looked a little lost as

weaker. Like it was ready to snap. And Micca's and Toyas were the cord, and it vibrated, but hers was

cord between her and Toya, earning a scream. "What can we

eyes, focusing on the cords. "How could you do this to us? We are your sisters." Toya snarled at us and I felt the punch in the gut when I realized I

doing this because you

growing darker." She nodded to the bond between us and I could see the darkness spreading. Micca's

snapped her eyes to the darkening bonds. "Look at it." She nodded to the cord between Toay and me. "You ruin

knew she was under the influence of something.

me, but I used her anger as a way in. Emotions were always a window into someone's soul. I sent my magic dancing down our connection, skipping the darkened, mostly dead centre and dove into her mind. I sent it worming around inside of her, and I used her magic

I was walking deep in trees I did not recognize.

up next to

stopped, turning to face her, and leaned

yourself." She pivoted and took the lead, leaving through the trees towards whatever was eating away at our bond. "Did she hurt you?" She stopped to turn back

have done worse

you allow us to hit you, and we were actively trying to kill you." Urbi stopped. "This time she was. Trying to kill you, that is." She sat back and waited for me to catch up with her. "I tried to stop her, but I can't get close enough." She looked at me