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.

I am totally confused, he already told me his name, didn’t

serious.

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

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I am certain that he can’t be alive and well, not

my last name. Besides, the guy is my soul mate, we’re going to have to pass

call him Bellamy, seems relieved that

a person is feeling and reacting from their scent… which is kinda weird but I

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

difficult, at least it shouldn’t be.” hesitantly,

even put my full name on the note, and you didn’t know it until I told you, so I doubt you

the only place she went that evening, so I went there. It didn’t take me long to find

because I walked home barefoot.”

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

feet off or something. Sadly, they are part of my uniform at work.” I

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I lift my foot up and pull

It is almost comical how horrified Bellamy looks. He

weird that is because he suddenly freezes and, almost as quickly as he grabs me,

fact that he figured out

the note?” I find I am actually terrified to hear his response. I don’t want her to hate

I suppose, and I took it before she saw. She was excited and didn’t seem to notice it. I’m not sure

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

sister, I had to know if there was anything to the note. Besides…” he

way of saying he hates Tristan and thinks he is

chest in my doorway. We have been so busy 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 is one of