Why Am I Not Shifting Novels & Stories

That and the fact that that was the only way she could sit without experiencing the slightest discomfort. "You can't rush shifting.." Gabriel said. "But it is possible." "How?" She asked and Gabriel sighed. "Sometimes... shifting can occur when one feels drained... when you’ve over exerted yourself or used too much of your powers... your body can voluntarily shift in order to conserve the little energy that's left." "Can we do that?" She asked and Gabriel shook his head. He glanced and Draco who also seemed to disagree. "We don't know your power levels. Or how long it'll take to drain your powers..."

[Beta Maverick] The trembling was abnormal, it felt nothing like it did when I shifted last night or the nights before it. I knew I was shifting abnormally again but why was there so much pain? Like the pain that usually accompanied shifting abnormally wasn't enough. My lips quivered uncontrollably, and my lower and upper teeth trembled violently, threatening to hit each other with an aggressive snap.

Something I should have done a long time ago before now. I was on all fours, but for some reason I still haven't started shifting. No matter how hard I strain my muscles, nothing seems to be happening. After a few more moments of continuous failures to shift, I turned to my wolf. It was then that I realized that I hadn’t been the problem why I suddenly found it extremely hard to shift. It was my wolf. He wasn’t letting me. ‘What the fuck, Loki? Why aren’t you letting me shift?’ ‘I don’t feel like it,’ I scoffed at that remark. Since when did Loki refuse a night-long run? He has always been rather enthusiastic than grumpy and glum like his is now.

“I just got my wolf the day you showed up. I was able to feel it within me but for some reason I don't know, I just can't shift.” Silence. “It never happened even after we met. Times I found myself in danger or when facing a threat I'm unable to do anything. I'm unable to shift.” I added , but my voice had already come down. I looked up at him to see him still staring at me. It was soo intense that it made my heart jump out of my body. I looked down at my feet. “I'm sorry,” I said. But what exactly am I apologising for? Not beating him in his fight? Not winning against Gaia? Or not being able to shift?

“How were you able to go through all four levels and be so high-skilled in hockey and still not be able to shift?” Seriously, that had been one of the things going on in my head ever since I saw that file. I didn't really understand how possible that was. And if I had known, I would have just sat my ass down because it automatically meant that I would have to brew him from scratch. He shrugged, rolling his eyes. “Maybe because I'm not interested in shifting.” He was still acting nonchalant. That's okay. “Well…” I slid my hand into my pocket. “Bad for you… because I don't need your interest. And the council certainly doesn't need your fucking interest too,” I spat.

She interrupted me in a short tone. “There’s a reason, and I want to know what!”. I replied, not wanting to back down. “Look…”. She exhaled heavily. “I just can’t…. I can’t seem to shift as easily as I used to”. “What?. How come?” “I don’t know. But it’s been that way for a long time now, so I’ve adapted. There are certain earth mushrooms that give you a boost of energy, like a surge of adrenaline. If I eat one or two, then I can shift. I’ve tried to shift on my own terms, but it’s not been possible”.

His smile turned to one of concern and his face became serious. “What do you mean? You said you never got the shifting gene, so you can’t be seventeen.” My eyes widened at his words. That wasn’t what we were told in school. My voice started to come out shaky as thoughts began racing through my mind. “What are you talking about? That’s basic shifting. We learn that as children when we start school. If a Shifter has not transformed by their sixteenth birthday, then it means the shifting gene is absent, and they were cursed to live as humans.

I had been looking forward to it in fact and now that it was here, I wouldn't let it go past me. We'd started our day with practice, warming up and all that and then, we moved to shifting. “Why is it so hard the second time? I mean, it wasn't this hard when I was doing it the first time. I mean, it was so painful I thought I'd die but not this hard.” Thinking back to the pain I suffered that night made me cringe and if I had to endure it again, then I might never end up shifting.. “Maybe it's because you're not marked?”

She says from the corner where she stands with her dad. "Go ahead and shift. I'm surprised your horse hasn't left you yet with your disgraceful behavior." I step back and wait. Something tells me she doesn't want to shift or can't. "Why would my horse leave? I would shift, but I don't feel like it right now." She crosses her arms and bites her lip nervously. "I bet you aren't even a shifter." I spat at her. "Have you ever seen either Julie or Austin shift?" I mindlink Eli.

He didn’t hesitate—just came closer and sat down beside me, close enough for me to feel the heat radiating off his body, but not close enough to touch. “What’s wrong?” “I can’t shift,” I said simply, eyes still trained on the field ahead. “I’ve tried everything. Nyx is trying to help me, but it’s not working.” He should be the last person I should be admitting my failures to, but for some weird reason I felt some kind of peace telling him my worries. Was this because of the bond? Or was it because I was finally starting to let go of my bitterness? There was a pause before he spoke again. “You know… I used to struggle too. Controlling Knox, I mean.”