SILVER BLOOD
Riley asked cautiously, rounding the kitchen counter with an eyebrow raised.
I grabbed the notepad back from Cleo and quickly scribbled, "I only just turned eighteen." I skipped over the part about already finding my mate and the whole backstory, as it wasn’t really relevant and it was also quite hurtful to remember.
Typically, a person shifts at fifteen, but when my time came, nothing happened. It just... passed.
They all stared in silence until Riley cleared his throat to dismiss the awkwardness.
"Well, it’s really not that strange. Some take longer to turn; maybe that’s your case as well," he said, though he didn’t seem to expect an answer.