Strings of Fate

5- Neighbours and nastiness

The more time I spend with this Shifter, the more I begin to think fate got it

wrong.

I wonder if there is a way to break threads or get rid of them in some way. I’ve never seen it happen before. Even in death people are tied together.

I once walked past a cemetery and saw an old man visiting his wife’s grave. The red thread still flowed from his chest and vanished down into the ground connecting him forever to his beloved. It was depressing but also sort of romantic in a morbid kind of way.

I glanced back at the man sitting at the table across from me. I can’t imagine being linked with him forever. I really hope fate knows what it’s doing, giving me this man as my soul

mate.

“Yes, I will be friends with your twin sister. It is fated.” He scowls at me.

“You aren’t even a Shifter, why would fate want you to be friends with my sister?” Now it’s

my turn to scowl back at him.

“What does that have to do with anything? Everyone has a fate Mr Kane, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. When I look at someone, I see the threads of their fate, not their

species.”

I am feeling incredibly annoyed. This man is my soul mate, how can he be such a jerk? This was definitely not the first meeting I expected when I finally met the holder of my red thread.

I had hoped for something a little sweeter, maybe cute or romantic. But no, I get yelled at and

insulted. Yay for me. He stares at me for a moment.

“Bellamy.” he suddenly states.

me

serious.

father.” His expression is sad. I don’t know

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but I am certain that he can’t be alive and well, not with his son looking

awkward for me to use his first name while he uses my last name. Besides, the guy is

call him Bellamy, seems relieved that

lot about how a person is feeling and

I begin. He looks annoyed. You would think I

least it

you found me. I didn’t even put my full name on the note, and you didn’t know it until

since that’s the only place she went that evening, so I went there.

it’s because I walked home barefoot.” I say

would you do that?” he asks curiously. I point to the heels I had abandoned in the

were biting my feet off or something. Sadly, they are part of

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THAT bad…” he trails off. I lift my foot up and pull off my bunny slipper to reveal the blisters and red marks that marr the pale skin

are definitely that bad.” I state as I hold my foot up so he can see. It is almost comical how horrified Bellamy looks. He actually leans forward and grabs my foot, pulling it towards

to realise how weird that is because he suddenly freezes and, almost as quickly as

he figured out my location by scent. It kind of seems like an invasion of privacy or something, but who am I to talk. I literally

your sister react when she saw the note?” I find I am actually terrified to hear his

something different in her purse, you I suppose, and I took it before she saw. She was excited and didn’t seem to notice it. I’m not sure if I’m disappointed that my warning never made it to her or

the effort to track me

know if there was anything to the note. Besides…”

about Tristan. I’ve never really bonded with him.” I interpret that as his tactful guy way of saying he hates Tristan and thinks he is a total ass. I

arguing, neither of us thought to close the door. Bellamy is on his feet in an instant and steps forward to meet the stranger. Paul speaks, his tone