Shifted Fate (Amy)

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I turned to the computer and started working for a few minutes before I sighed. I couldn't put this off any longer. I turned to my laptop and opened it. I groaned as I hesitated. Alannah was at my door before I knew it. "Are you okay?"

I dropped my head back and banged in against the chair a few times. "Yeah... I just have to send a message to a friend and I'm..."

"Freaking out?" She looked at me with a smile.

"Is it that obvious?"

She nodded. "If you know what to look for...yeah. What's the message about?" She leaned against the door frame, ready to help. I loved that about her.

I opened my mouth before my brain caught me to me. My mouth snapped shut before I blurted out the truth. "I have to message the king, and that in itself is stressful. Bt I also promised my friend I would message her.....and I know she is going to ask about the mating ceremony."

"What about it?" Alannah came in and sat.

I looked behind her and then back at her. "Ternen?"

She sighed. "Went to his job for his last day before his new placement at the wall." She sounded devastated. I just nodded. "Also,

before I forget. Shelly and Abby are happy to come over to your place tonight. Shelly told me to tell you she will make a potato

salade." I opened my mouth, but Alannah was already shaking her head. "Before you start, she already told me to tell you she has already started the potatoes and you can't tell her no."noveldrama

Well fuck. “Seriously?" She smiled and nodded.

"So that's one thing you can cross off. No talking to Shelly." She snorted at the look I gave her. "So the king? Why do you need to

message him?"

I sighed. "I'm guessing you haven't heard."

She shook her head. "Heard what?" I heard Rick's door open, and I knew it was

my time. I forced tears to my eyes and Alannah

leaned in. "Amy? Are you okay?"

I heard soft footsteps creep closer. I shook my head and sniffled. “No.”

She stood and came around the desk. "What happened?"

I let a tear fall, and the saltiness hit the air. "Brandon..." I shook my head and

squeezed out a second tear.

"Amy." She wrapped her arm around me.

I wiped at my face. "He was cheating on me with my sister."

She gasped. "No."

I nodded. "I figured it out a few weeks ago. But I was willing to look past it."

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"Why?" Alannah dropped to her knees beside me and I heard a faint growl from outside the office. Vince apparently didn't like her questioning that. “Why would you allow someone to treat you like that?" She grabbed my hand. "You are so amazing, and strong. You deserve to be treated like a queen."

Nix preened with her words. She is right about that; you know. We deserve to be treated as a queen.

Megan laughed. You are a queen.

What are you talking about? I shook my head. "I'm no queen.

Alannah scoffed. "You are strong, resilient, and an alpha. A born leader. You are a queen, just not the queen."

See. Nix snorted as she pranced around the clearing. She sees things perfectly clearly.

"I gave my word to mate with him...but I just can't anymore." There was a soft intake of breath outside my door.

"What happened?" Alanah patted my hand.

"He showed up after I asked him multiple times to handle Shannon. I kept telling him she loved him and that she was telling everyone around the pack that they were going to mate. I didn't want to hurt her. But I also didn't want his reputation to take a hit."

Alannah puffed up her cheeks. "You are better than I am."

"What do you say that?"

Alannah looked around, not realizing Vince was outside. "If it was me....and someone other than Brandon." I snorted. "I would have walked away as soon as I found out. Vow or not. He wouldn't deserve my time, my acceptance, or my love. And even if Brandon is my alpha or soon to be alpha, he doesn't deserve you." She looked up at me and I could see her sincerity. "If he doesn't love you enough to stay faithful before you're mated, he won't stay faithful when you are."

I let out a tiny sob. "I know you are right. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. He slept with my sister, and I know I was saving myself for our mating night, but he couldn't wait?" I shook my head.

"Oh, Amy." She pulled me into a hug.

"I can't stay here anymore." I shook my head and then pulled away to look at her

face. "I'm requesting to transfer back to my father's pack again. At least the ability to look at the pack lands and see if it's safe."