Shifted Fate (Amy) novel Chapter 454

Allanah pulled back, but I heard footsteps walk away from the door. Good. “Is that safe?” She looked scared for me but I just smiled.

“I can’t stay here.”

Alannah sighed. “What if the king says no?” I wanted to smile because I knew she was asking for the cameras.

“Then I transfer to Toya’s pack.” I pulled back fully and wiped my face. “Or another pack. Anywhere but here.” I blew out a breath. “I’m okay. Go see if Rick is free yet, and if he is, can you send him in? I’m going to put on my big girl pants and send off my message and then call the king.”

Alannah stood. “If you are sure you are okay…” She hesitated.

I nodded. “I am.” I wiped my face again. “I can’t mope around all day and cry about my shitty luck. I need to do something about it.”

She watched me for a second before nodding and then walking out of my office. I turned back to my laptop and pulled up Thoth’s message again.

NixtheGoddess: Hey… I need to talk to you if you have a minute.

I waited for a few minutes, but there was no answer. I shut the laptop and turned to my work computer. I started going through the alerts, clearing any issues in the system as if it was just another day. I got a notification that I had a meeting added to my schedule. I tilted my head and barely contained my smirk as I clicked on it and realized it was with Vince. The note on it said we needed to discuss the final details of the mating ceremony.

I snorted and accepted it as Rick knocked. “Hey.” He looked exhausted. “Alannah told me you wanted to see me.”

I looked up at him for a minute and nodded. “You looked like shit.”

He threw his head back and laughed. “Yeah.” He wiped at his eyes. “Yeah.” He walked in and sank into a chair. “I feel like shit.” His hand wiped at his neck and I saw him flinch a little.

I pretended not to notice. “Hopw’s Abby doing?”

He bent over. “She isn’t doing well. She was up all night getting sick, and she has a pretty high fever.” He looked up at me over the desk. “I don’t think she is going to last much longer. This sickness has just progressed too much.” He sounded so dejected.

“Hey. Don’t say that. She is still here.” He nodded, took a deep breath in and then sat back.

“Enough about my bullshit. Why do you look like you have been crying all night?” His eyes tightened and I could barely scent that Brandon had just snuck into the outer office.

“Because I have been.” I looked off to the side.

“What happened?”

I dropped my head into my hands and sniffled. “Brandon was sleeping with Shannon. And then instead of telling her it was over and he wanted to mate me. Or telling me that he wanted her. He kept kicking the issue down the line until it blew up last night.”