Shifted Fate (Amy) novel Chapter 94

Chapter Ninety–Four

Chapter Ninety–Four

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That stopped me for a minute. I looked back at my mother and she smiled “Carl here, is what you would call nomad. He was a part of my father’s pack, but tralled with me to your fathers, and then to here. He refused to swear fealty to Vince. So he stays off pack lands. He set up shop here, and since he is one of the few warriors skilled enough to make descenting spray, Vince tolerates him.” My mother went over to Carl and kissed his cheek.

“Always a pleasure to see my

Luna,”

“Oh, so he meant he follows you.” I bounced my finger between the two and my mom looked up at Carl, who also gave a tiny nod.

“Yes, and no. Carl here is also a shaman.”

“A what?”

“A shaman.” My mother held out her hand and I walked over to them. “Your father had his grandmother’s help with his pack.” She stared at me. “My father had Carl.” I could see it in her eyes. She was asking me to understand.

“Shamans are like grandmother?” I tilted my head and Carl laughed.

“Yes, and no.” This time it was him. “We are blessed by the goddess, but our gifts are different. We connect to the land and the goddess. But we mostly get these feelings.”

“Feelings?”

“Yes. Say, a wolf comes in, and he is sick. Lmight get the feeling of pain, or feeling uncomfortable. I can’t see a clear picture, but I know something is wrong.” He tried to explain, but laughed. “It’s not much of an explanation, but if you had it, you would understand.”

“Daddy? Who are you talking to?” A little girl came from the back room.

“Come here Carly.” He waved her over and picked her up from the ground. “I want you to meet someone very special.” The little girl was adorable, with bright blonde pigtails and chocolate brown eyes. Her mouth was smudged with what looked to be peanut butter and jam.

“Carl, you never told me.” My mom covered her mouth and I could see tears welling up in her eyes.

“You have had it rough, and I couldn’t risk it.” His eyes danced between us. “Vince would have tried to take her.”

My mother gasped, and I knew something was about to happen. I walked back to the door and locked it, flipping over the open sign for good measure. “I don’t know what’s happening, but I think this would be a good time to get away from prying eyes.” I stared out of the door and searched the empty parking lot.

“What’s wrong?” My mom went to come over to me, but Carl grabbed her arm.

“Something is coming.” I turned back to Carl, and he nodded. “You knew?“–

“Not exactly. But I brought my kid with me today when I’ve never done it before.” He hugged the little girl tighter.

“Why?”

“Because you needed to see there were people loyal to you. His words were a whisper as his eyes clouded over. I looked back to the parking lot, and I saw Vince and Brandon walking over.

“Mom.”

“Yeah baby?”

“Take Carly, Carl, and hide.” My mom pulled Carl and the little girl into the back room and I turned back to the

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