Shifted Fate Novel

They all stared back at me with different looks on their faces .

Alannah leaned closer to Ternen .

Will the vow hurt ? I shook my head .

No , its just a vow to the goddess to keep whatever we say here secret , even under threat of command or death .

Alannah paled .

I reached through the middle and held out my hand .

Dont be scared .

It doesnt mean you will face death .

It just means the goddess recognizes your sincerity for secrecy and she makes it so that we can keep our secrets .

I smiled back at her .

Ternen nodded .

Im ready , but I dont know what to say .

I pulled my hand away and I turned in my seat , so that my back was pressed against the door .

I , Amy Maclean , vow to keep your words from everyone excerpt the goddess .

I swear that nothing you say that could be used against you to cause harm will leave my mouth .

Only the goddess will know our secrets and I beg her to keep them for us .

I felt the acceptance of my words settle in my chest .

I nodded to Ternen , and he repeated my words .

Holy goddess , I felt this warmth hit my chest .

What was it ? He looked at me .

I grinned .

That was the goddess accepting your vow and agreeing to keep our secrets .

Ternen rubbed his chest , awe still on my face .

That was … amazing .

He turned to Alannah .

It felt like total acceptance .

Alannah looked amazed as she took her own vow .

She ended up rubbing her chest too , tears brimming in her eyes .

Ive never talked to the goddess before .

I leaned my face against the seat so I could meet her eyes .

Maybe its time you started .

We all turned to Rick .

I dont know .

He seemed hesitant .

Why ? He looked back at me , and I could see the need in his eyes .

The need to trust .

The need to vent .

He was a man full of need .

But he closed his eyes and pulled away .

Because what if we get questioned about what we talk about and instead of telling them about a lunch , we just clam up ? He shook his head .

That would fuck us over even more .

I tilted my head .

Thats not how this works .

I looked out the window .

Say we go have lunch .

We talk about all our secrets .

But in between we have small talk , or the server asks us questions .

If you are commanded to talk about the lunch , your vow will automatically select the innocuous random questions we discussed .

Like the wether , or family issues .

Say we talked about my family , in detail .

If you were asked , you would just say we talked about my dad .

That you remembered old stories about him .

I looked back at Rick .

Innocent facts the goddess selects so that nothing can be inferred or used against us .

Seriously ? I nodded .

The goddess will do whatever it takes to keep the oath .

I smiled .

Rick looked between me and the two in the back before he nodded .

Okay .

Then he said the oath .

Once he was finished , his hand shot to the middle of his chest .

Holy hell .

He sighed as he sat back .

Then he looked at me .

How do we discuss this in public ? Easy .

I winked .

I stepped out of the truck and waited for them to hop out , That doesnt actually tell us anything .

Rick growled as he caught up with me .

( ( I laughed .

Its a long story .

And it might make you look at me differently , and thats okay , But I swear , I would never hurt you or any of your families .

Everyone just looked at me , slightly confused and very much on edge .

I Chapter 364 +25 BONUS smiled .

Lets sit down before I get into it .

They followed me in to the steak house .

Hi , is it just the four of you ? The hostess smiled and grabbed the menus .

Yeah .

I nodded and looked back .

If it is at all possible , can we have a table away from everyone else ? If not , its okay .

Of course .

Its our lunch , but its dead today .

Ill give you our back booth .

She turned and beckoned us to follow .

We made our way through the restaurant until we ended up in the far back corner .

Hows this ? Perfect .

I slid into the booth , shifting inwards until I was near the back .

Alannah slid on the other side , sliding in next to me .

With Rick and Ternen sliding in after us .

Your server will be with you in a few minutes .

Then we were let alone .

I quickly sealed the area so that no one but us could hear what we were talking about until they came with in the circle .

Then I turned to everyone .

There we can talk without being heard .

How? Rick leaned in and the froze .

Hello? Then he looked at me .

Why is there an echo ? How well did you know my father ? I countered .

I mean … I want to say well , but you have me feeling like its not well at all .

He looked closer at me .

Now , why is there an echo ?