Strings of Fate

45- Tears and truth

Next time I check my phone it’s basically flat so I plug it in to Megan’s charger. It’s after six in the evening.

“I should probably get going soon.” I inform her with a frown. I’m enjoying myself, I don’t particularly want to go home and sit around by myself. It leaves too much time for thinking. Megan grins at me.

“You look like you’d rather stay.”

“I would.” I admit. She shrugs.

“So stay then. We can have a sleepover.” She is suddenly excited, her excitement is

contagious.

“I’d love to!” I bounce back onto her bed and she laughs as I almost fall off again. It takes a few minutes for her to calm down enough to be able to speak again.

“So, I was wondering something…” I start. She nods for me to continue.

“Tristan, I don’t know a lot about him, and you don’t really talk about him all that much. What’s he like?” I am actually curious what he seems like to her, because to me he just seems creepy. Megan smiles.

“He’s perfect. He always says the right thing and we never fight or disagree about anything.” she answers with a sappy sigh at the end. I resist the desire to frown. Never disagree? Everyone disagrees about things sometimes? Life would be a bit boring if we didn’t. I guess Tristan is telling Megan everything she wants to hear.

“Huh, that’s nice I guess.” I tell her casually, hoping she can’t sense my insincerity.

‘So, now it’s my turn to ask a question. How’s the hunt for Bellamy’s future mate going?” she asks casually. I have to fight not to react. Why is she asking about that NOW? I shrug.

“Nothing has changed.” I answer vaguely. Megan raises an eyebrow.

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“Really? Are you sure? You haven’t found her yet?” I shake

my head.

to cringe. I was hoping to avoid outright lying to Megan, but it’s hard to do

found her? Practically every female feline Shifter in town was at my engagement party. So it’s odd that you

maybe we should invite over some Shifters from other

there’s no need to rush fate!” By the end of my sentence I’m almost yelling.

her? That seems like a lie to me Ry because as far

can’t have figured it out. Please don’t let her have figured it out. Megan rolls her

I want to

have this conversation.

not refusing anything. Your signs are unreliable. We

argue. Megan waves a hand

along fine, you argue because my brother isn’t used to being around people who actually stand up to him and you aren’t used to having people

debate.

1-” I start but Megan doesn’t let

me. Am

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course you’re my friend.” I assure her. She nods,

tell me

eyes on me, but I keep staring at my own hands. I can’t bring myself to look up as I respond. I can’t lie to her anymore. Not without losing her. Or at

his expression is hard and unreadable. Did he just hear that? His expression, along with the fact that it isn’t common practice to slam doors for no reason, tells me he must have. This is so very, very bad. He wasn’t supposed to find out like this. I search his face, he does not look impressed. In fact he seems horrified. I can’t seem to move. I can’t even breathe. Bellamy just continues to stare at me. Then, without saying a word, he turns and slams the door behind. him. I can hear his

She pushes me slightly, encouraging me to get

of someone who was happy to hear I’m his soulmate. In fact if I had to guess I would put his expression closer towards hatred than anything else. He hates me. I know we’re fated to be together,

I’m so sorry. I didn’t know he was there. I swear.” Megan moves to wipe

away?” I ask her. It’s too late now to hide anything, but I need to know what gave me away. Megan

started treating you as a sister. No one else. fights with him like you do. He’s always happier when you’re around and he’s incredibly worried about you when you aren’t nearby. What really confirmed it for me though is that he’s stopped sleeping. He spent a couple evenings with you and now he can’t seem to sleep without you. He’s

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anything. I didn’t want to ruin everything by trying to rush fate. What if he was horrified? Or worse, went along with it because he needs a mate to make the Alphas happy or because he feels obligated to me somehow. And I don’t even know how I feel. It’s all just happened too fast.” I’m

face

in her shoulder.