Strings of Fate (Ryann and Bellamy) novel Chapter 8

“You're right.” He grumbles out.

“Excuse me?” I question. He repeats himself.

“You're right okay? I should have tried asking you first. I will try to remember to do so in the future. I have been worried about my sister and after hearing she got engaged I might have gone a little out of control. Don't worry about your job. I know the man who owns Borderline, I will make sure you don't get in trouble for missing your shift today.” He takes a deep breath and releases it.

“I am hoping that you will agree to help me protect my sister by further investigating Tristan.” He manages to keep his voice calm but seems uncomfortable. I do notice that he hasn't actually apologised. But I guess admitting he is wrong is the first step.

“I thought you didn't really believe in my power?” My tone makes the statement a question. Bellamy shrugs.

“I'm not sure I do. Maybe it is just because you seem to be the only other person around here who is suspicious of Tristan, but I find I really want to trust you.” he explains.

“So you have decided you do believe me?” I question. Bellamy shrugs again.

“I've decided I want to believe you. So I have come up with a way to test you. I will give you a chance to observe some of my Shifters, and you will tell me which ones are fated mates or any other relationships you can see. I know everyone here and will be able to tell if you are seeing something true.” he explains. He seems proud of his idea. I'm not so sure of it.

“I don't know about this. I usually try to avoid sharing what I see. It seems a bit like a violation of privacy to share what threads I can see on people.” I try to explain. Bellamy looks thoughtful.

“Perhaps, but I can think of no other way to be sure.” I consider for a moment.

“I will tell you, but I have a few conditions.” Bellamy waits for me to explain.

“First, you can't share the information I tell you, not even with the people themselves. Fate knows what it's doing. I don't need anyone interfering with it.” Bellamy nods.

“I can agree to that. What else?” he asks.

“Second. I won't tell you anything about your own threads, not unless I feel you really need to know. Most of the time you are better off not knowing.” Bellamy hesitates. I can tell he has something he wants to say but he just nods.

“Fine. Anything else?” he asks. I nod.

“One more thing. If I do tell you about someone's threads. I need you to promise you will try your best not to judge them. No one is perfect and sometimes the threads get tangled and mixed up and will take time to sort themselves out. It is easy to be frustrated with people when you feel they are making the wrong decisions, but you have to remember they don't know. Do you understand?”

“I understand. I can't judge anyone anyway. It's not like I have my life all figured out.” he states. I nod.

“Okay, I'll do your test then.” he grins, pleased.

“Excellent. If you will follow me then.” he offers me his arm, just as Shaun had. This time, I take it on my own. Bellamy leads me out onto the street where a group of about fifteen Shifters stand waiting.

“I was confident you would agree, so here they are.” he explains smugly. I roll my eyes at him.

“You didn't plan to give me much choice so it's not a surprise. Just pick someone.” I tell him. He points to a man towards the back of the group.

“His soul mate is the lady with red hair on the far right.” I answer. Bellamy nods, a pleased expression on his face.

“What about the woman in the pink shirt?” he questions.

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