Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Chapter 477

Rick and Shelly both froze. I slid myself into a chair, knowing that the night was far from over, but I needed a minute. My throat was burning from Rick's hands, but I couldn't spare a drop of magic to heal myself. Everything I had was going to be needed.

Shelly and Rick launched themselves at Abby. Tears streaming down their faces. "Baby?" Shelly's hands trembled on her face. "Is this real?" She leaned in and pressed her lips against Abby's forehead. "Are you real?"

Abby giggled. "Yes, momma. I'm real." She looked over at me. "Thank you for saving me."

I smiled. "Of course." I winked. "I told you I would."

Shelly and Rick looked at each other, then over at me. I watched their faces go through a ton of emotions, but both settled on embarrassment. Rick pushed up from the table and turned to face me fully. "Amy..." He dropped to his knees beside me, and I watched the man crumple. "I don't think I'm sorry would even touch what I just did to you."

I watched him for a second before I reached out to pat his shoulder. "It's okay."

He shook his head, and Shelly dropped to her knees next to him. "No." Her voice was full of tears. "No, it's not. We attacked you. We screamed at you. We did so much except trust you." She looked up and met my gaze. Tears streamed down her face. "We should have trusted you."

I nodded. "You should have." I grabbed both of their hands. "But I understood why you didn't. I couldn't tell you because your tears are the catalyst of the spell. I would have down a lot worse because of my pup. I am doing a lot worse. I don't hold it against you."

Shelly broke down into sobs then. "Why not? We deserve it and worse."

my fault. The curse, the kids,

shifted to Megan. "Is

reeled back. "She was

had in the few months in the office."

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smiled. "How do

but..." She scrunched her

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spun her around and looked at the brand, but it was gone. "Your curse gone, and I don't feel anything around you anymore." I spun her back around to face me. "You are officially

head. "What's wrong?" Shelly's

girls up to bed?"

on her hip before she turned to a slightly pale

I am." She slipped her hand into Wendy's and then all walked upstairs. Shelly and Rick turned to follow, but

raised my hands. "Tomorrow you guys will have all day to play and have the first healthy day with your girl for the first time since

He looked