Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Chapter 534

My mind rushed through all the runes I could remember. I could only see a little of the run on Vince’s arm, but it was distinct enough that I should be able to narrow it down. The rune on Vince’s looked to be circular at the very bottom, but there was a clef at the bottom that reminded me of a sickle.

and

A pit opened up in my stomach as my mind whirled. What could it be? I closed my eyes so I could focus on the shape I saw, match it to a rune. But I…couldn’t. I felt sweat bead on my forehead as a tremble started in my hands. My eyes kept jumping back. and forth as my mind raced through all the runes. Something felt off, so I snapped my eyes open and looked at Rowan. He was mid–conversation with Vince. I had lost the connection to my spell when my panic spiralled, so I couldn’t hear what they were saying any longer. I stepped forward, but something held me back

“Calm yourself, little one.” A soft voice whispered into my ear. “Don’t speak. No one else can hear me. You are panicking because you are worried about your mate. I understand. But in rushing through your runes, you are bound to make mistakes. Rushing through your magic, or allowing your panic to make you forget about your magic could kill you.” My grandmother placed her hand on my arm. “Settle yourself. Let your inner self slow. Take a few deep breaths.” She paused as I did. “Good. Now try again. Start at the beginning. Which rune has what you are looking for?”

I looked towards her, but there was no one there. I snapped a sound bubble in place so I could speak to her. “I don’t know.”

mind slowed down. “That’s

be closer to their intention, but there was no cross to be seen. The death rune made sense, and it had the sickle part, but again there was no rounded bottom. “Grandma, I can’t find it.” I turned to Rowan, and I watched as he tried to

snap into place. He is trying to ensure his intent is burned into your mate’s skin. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is his actual intent. What is he trying to do?” Her

my mind continued to flip through the rest of the runes. Finally, when

voice was closer. “And why would Vince want to subdue

She made a noise, and I knew she was looking at me as

more than they should. Lycans never shared what worked against them.” She moved closer to me. “Silver will weaken a Lycan, depending on the amount. It can affect a lot of things, maybe even kill them if the amount is large enough. But there is one thing it could never stop. Unlike wolves, Lycans always retain their ability to

remember the half–human, half–wolf form, and I focused on the words scribbled around the drawing. “His shifting.” My head snapped over to Rowan, and everything clicked into place. “Vince poisoned him with silver to weaken him, and he is trying to use runes to stop his shifting so that when they

still sticking to the plan?” She