All Chapters of Strings of Fate: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

"The next week feels very long and I find that for most of it, I’m in a very foul mood. Not that anyone particularly notices since I tend to keep my thoughts and opinions to myself. I have caught Alpha Ryann looking at me strangely a few times though so she might have her suspicions. The only bright side is that I actually did sleep better. Not WELL but better than I have been. I suspect it is all thanks to the recording of Penelope that I have gotten any sleep at all. At the very least I have been able to function at a mostly normal level. Despite no longer being COMPLETELY reliant on going to hear Penelope sing at the club in order to get some rest, I am still ridiculously disappointed when Alpha Ryann asks if I can work late Friday. I know I could refuse, tell her that I have plans or something, and I know she wouldn’t mind. But protecting her is MY job, not to mention she would probably have a lot of questions if I said I have plans and I don’t want to answer them. Missing one nig

"I manage to arrive a few minutes early for Penelope’s performance. I approach my usual seat only to find that Penelope is already sitting there. I hesitate. She’s always the one to approach me. I’ve never approached her before. Maybe she doesn’t want to talk. I resist the desire to turn and run. I’m being an idiot. She talks to me all the time, and she’s sitting in the seat I always take at approximately the time I always arrive. She wouldn’t be doing that if she didn’t want to talk right? Not to mention I did come here with the intention of seeing her, maybe finding some way to ask if she would be willing to be my date for the Alpha’s wedding. I’m not good at asking for things. It would be nice if she would conveniently just bring up weddings and how much she loves to attend them. That would make my life a lot easier. I approach her and pause standing in front of her, not wanting to crowd her. She pats the couch beside her and I sit, relieved to have an invitation. I do my best to s

"I stare at the Incubus in shock, then roll my eyes. Does he think he’s being funny? That he’s going to somehow convince me to sleep with him by promising me love rather than just a good time? What possible reason could I have for believing him? I walk away and go to take someone else’s order. After I’ve made a few drinks and not returned to him, Harrison calls out to me again.“Cam?” I sigh, straighten my shoulders, flick my hair back behind my ear and turn back to him. “Yes?” I ask. “You didn’t really answer me before.” He points out.“I didn’t think you needed an answer. You didn’t ask me anything.” I respond. Okay, so maybe my answer is a cop out but it’s all he’s getting. Harrison furrows his brow and looks a little put out but he doesn’t complain or argue. He looks briefly contemplative before turning a cheesy grin my way. “Right, well in that case I’d like to order a drink. Can I get a Pornstar Martini?” he requests with a wink. I take a moment to consider what drink to make

"A couple have just arrived and while Alpha Kane is exactly what I expected from Ella’s descriptions, his mate is not. Mostly because she isn’t even a Shifter. But there’s no doubt in my mind that they’re together. The way his eyes follow her and how comfortably mindful of him she is make it obvious. I am surprised to find that The Alphas are actually Harrison’s friends that he came in with the other night. I didn’t realise that he kept such respectable company. I watch as they sit at the bar and I take the chance to make them a couple of drinks. I have to change my plan since I had picked in advance with Shifters in mind, but that’s alright. I pick a fairly weak drink for Ryann since I don’t know much about what she is. I DO still make the golden magically infused catnip drink for Alpha Kane though. I’ve been wanting to test this one and it should be harmless enough. It’s designed to just help a Shifter relax a little. Really it just does what alcohol is meant to do but faster than i

"“Well… now that we’re all here, not that I knew we were actually expecting so many people, would you be able to answer some questions about magic for us Cam?” Ryann asks. I agree and lead them into my workroom slash storeroom out back. I open the door myself as I keep it warded. If anyone other than me tries to open it they will not like the outcome. I did plan to bring the Alphas here and I don’t mind including their Oracle friend. But I did not count on letting Harrison into my personal space. I love my workroom, it’s a perfect combination of work and extras. I have a Witches circle, a secure area to keep my more dangerous potions and enough alcohol to hide all sorts of spells. Alcohol is actually a weirdly good base for a lot of potions. Some of the more traditional Witches refuse to use it, preferring to stick with purified water or water from obscure springs or lakes insisting that it works better. It doesn’t, it’s about the same, it just doesn’t taste as good. Plus I’ve found t