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 his name, didn’t he? The Shifter

serious.

Mr Kane was my father.” His expression

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can’t be alive and well, not with his son looking

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 it out of

relieved that I agreed so

person is feeling and reacting from their scent… which

looks annoyed. You would

calm down would you. I’m not asking anything difficult, at least it shouldn’t be.” hesitantly, Bellamy

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

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.

walked home barefoot.” I say nonchalantly. He

do that?” he asks curiously. I point to the heels

shoes are evil and I am pretty sure they were biting my feet off or something. Sadly, they are part of my uniform at work.” I explain.

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off. I lift my foot up and pull off my bunny slipper to reveal the blisters and

hold my foot up so he can see. It is almost comical how horrified Bellamy looks. He actually leans forward and grabs my

is because he suddenly freezes and, almost as quickly

pull my bunny slipper back over my foot. I decide to 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 like an invasion of privacy or something, but who

when she saw the note?” I find I am actually terrified to

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

me down.” I comment. He shifts uncomfortably in

had to know if there was anything to the

hates Tristan and thinks he is a total ass. I open my mouth

close the door. Bellamy is on his feet in an instant and steps forward to meet the stranger. Paul speaks, his tone is one of