Strings of Fate

19- Spies and stalkers

I really hope they don’t decide to stay for dessert. I expect Bellamy to pull out his phone and answer messages or scroll through Facebook or something, anything. But he doesn’t. His eyes are still on the restaurant but the way he’s angled himself in his seat, towards me, at least as

much as one can while in a car. Does he want to talk?

“Sooo….” I search for a conversation topic. His eyes dart to my face, then back to the

restaurant.

“Why isn’t Darrien here? Isn’t he Megan’s guard?” A look of irritation flashes across Bellamy’s

face.

“Sending him along would be implying that Tristan can’t protect his fiancee. It’s like a slap in

the face. Megan would never allow it.” I frown.

“I don’t get it, shouldn’t Tristan be grateful. A guard is just extra security right?” Bellamy

shakes his head.

“Definitely not. It would be like if you insisted a guard come with you while you’re out here with me. I can assure you that I would not be grateful.” I sigh. Then mentally freak out a moment. Is he implying that me seeing him is the equivalent of a date? Surely not. He’s probably just talking about trust in general again. Right? I’m definitely over analysing things.

“Men are exhausting.” Bellamy grins.

“I prefer to think of us as consistent.” I outright laugh at that.

“You mean predictably annoying?” Bellamy shrugs.

talking, but since we’re also keeping a lookout neither of us is really looking at the other. At least not properly, with eye contact, and not for more than a few seconds. The silence drags on and my mind. drifts back to the matter of Darrien. The poor guy must be heartbroken since Megan got engaged. I hope someone is taking care of him at

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“Bellamy?”

“Yeah?”

who will make sure he is okay while Megan is with Tristan.” Bellamy looks like he is thinking really hard

sure you have noticed. He moved here from another group of feline Shifters about a year ago and requested the position as Megan’s guard almost immediately. He spends most of his time tailing her.”

swears under

that destroy the other Alpha’s and the Beta’s trust in me to do my job.” He

ask cautiously.

are best at protecting and providing physically.

role of the female Shifter. It doesn’t come to me naturally, it didn’t occur to me to

He admits. I try for an

befriend Darrien has become even more urgent than I thought it was. Good thing it is already well underway. You know, it might be useful,

if we let him in on it.”

a strange expression on his face and looks distracted, I’m not entirely sure he

to

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likely that he would run to Megan and tell her everything though.” I

let the subject drop as I notice a new

His soul mate has

turns on the camera mode. Okay, so we’re really, really stalker–y… He leans in towards the window. I can feel his breath on the back of my neck as he whispers in

if you see her.” I nod. Wait, they

why are we whispering?” I whisper. Bellamy meets my eyes,

should. It’s

stalkers at least.” I can’t seem

harder. I notice a tall, red haired woman approaching. Tristan’s soul mate. I point her out between bursts of laughter. Bellamy uses his phone to snap a picture of her and we both sit and watch, eager to see what she is going to do. She

volume.

how close he’s gotten.

Then he