Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Rowan stared at me for another long second before he traced my forehead with a finger. “Your Goddess Blessed.” He sounded breathless and surprised.

Inodded, staring into his eyes. “Yes…” I furrowed my brow. “I thought you knew.” A soft light rippled on his face, and I looked up to the sky, trying to see if the moon was trying to shine down on us through the clouds.

“I did.” He tilted his head, still staring at me, “But hearing it and seeing it are two very different things. This,” he waved his hand. “Is different.”

“What do you mean?” I looked from him to Alannah and then landed on my mother. “Mom?”

“Your mark…your eyes…they changed.” She pointed to her own forehead. “It was a normal Goddess Blessed mark, the crescent moon. But now it’s more…” She trailed as she leaned closer. “I dont know why.”

“More?” I looked back at Rowan.“, More how?”

He pulled his phone from his pocket and aimed it at my face. I heard the click of his camera as he took the photo. He turned the screen towards me, and my breath caught. “It’s more.” He agreed as he stared into my eyes. “And your eyes…they are silver.”

I weren’t looking at photo proof of their words, I would have laughed. But they were right. My eyes were molten silver that shifted with a light burning from within. And the crescent moon that I once carried was gone. In its place was a triple moon. An empty circle flanked by crescents on both sides. Curling vines trailed down my temples and star–shaped flower blossoms bloomed on their tendrils. All of it pulses with a soft glow, like moonlight shining from under my

foot of the hole. “Hello Pandia.” Her soft white eyes saw more than she let on. Her soft, chubby face

I recoiled from the name, but it settled in my chest; a soft glow of light flickered under my skin. “My name is

to the past, present and future. I am the warning call in the middle of

are a little girl…my little girl.” I reached for her, but she backed away

back to the conversation. “What’s the Pandia?” My mother turned to my

chosen daughter of a goddess, but Amy wasn’t just chosen by one, weren’t you?” Carly smiled. “Your bloodline will be strong, and it needs to be.” Carly stepped closer. “But remember, with power, comes enemies. Watch over your flock, Pandia. Someone is hunting us. Someone who doesn’t want a king or a queen. They want chaos and death, and they are coming.” Carly’s eyes shifted back to her soft brown ones, and she dropped to her knees. She landed face first in the dirt before anyone else

up from the ground, turning to Alannah. “I’m just going to put her in the house, then I will be right back.” She shifted to look at me. I recognized the look. It was a warning. We would be speaking about all

smile. “I’m okay. Go. She is always so tired after her visions, and she

Rowan paled

turned back to me. “Can I have a minute alone with my

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