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.

he already told me his name,

serious.

was my father.” His expression is sad. I

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his father, but I am certain that he can’t be alive and well,

offer, mostly because it would be super awkward for me to use his first name while he uses my last name. Besides, the guy is my soul mate, we’re going to have to pass the awkward ‘using each other’s names‘ stage eventually, why not get

seems relieved that I agreed so easily and… is he

person is feeling and reacting from

He looks annoyed. You would think I had just told him he

asking anything difficult, at least it shouldn’t be.” hesitantly, Bellamy nods and gestures for

even put my full name on the note, and you didn’t know it

assumed that it was placed in my sister’s bag at the restaurant since that’s the only place she went that evening, so I went there. It didn’t take me long to find you from there. Your

it’s because I walked home barefoot.” I

I point to

am pretty sure they were biting my feet off or

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foot up and pull off my bunny slipper to reveal the blisters and red marks

that bad.” I state as I hold my foot up so he can see. It is almost comical how horrified Bellamy

how weird that is because he suddenly freezes and,

move on to my next question and try not to think about the fact that he figured out my location by scent. It kind of seems

did your sister react when she saw the note?” I find I am actually terrified to hear his response. I don’t want her to hate me. Bellamy drops his gaze

I scented 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

the effort to track me down.” I comment. He shifts

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

way of saying he hates Tristan and thinks he is a total ass. I open my mouth to

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