Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 308

Chapter 308

My alarm was screaming at me, and I rolled over with a groan. "Please goddess. Let me sleep." I cracked open my eyes. Then, like clockwork, everyone else groaned. I heard a distant 'please goddess no' and that made me laugh. There was a soft knock, and I called out. "Yeah?" Thinking it was Toya, I stood and stretched. I turned to the door to find a small face staring up at me and I hurried over. "Hey Carly." I pulled the door wide and crouched down." Good morning."

She stared at me for a few minutes and I could see tears gathering in her eyes. "Can..." she trailed off and rubbed her nose on her sleeve.

I reached for her. "What's wrong?"

She worried at her lip for a minute. "Can you help me pick out my clothes?"

I smiled softly. "Of course I can." I didn't realize she needed help with this still. I was out of my depth. Almost as if she read my mind, she sniffled again. "I normally pick my clothes, but." She stopped and wiped her eyes.

"But what, baby?" I pulled her closer to me. She resisted for a minute before she relaxed against me.

my best to say goodbye to daddy." She wiped her eyes again. "So,

little slaps. "Of course I can. After we get dressed, we can have breakfast before we go down to see him, okay?" I looked down at the small girl in my arms. Her tiny princess pajamas were

me to her room. We just reached her door when Toya stepped out of her

Toya patted Carly's head. "How

for a minute, and then she nodded. "Can we

get breakfast ready. Come down

tell she had been in here before coming to get me. Little clothes were thrown around in piles. "Okay." I

clothes. "These are the nicest dresses I have." She handed me the dresses, pretty pink and white

are right. Not for today." I got to my feet and started to hang everything up as she pulled drawers

pants." She searched through

down. Carly was still digging in her drawer and I let her be for a minute. I opened the

at me with

shut your eyes. She came over