Fate Forgotten

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Book: Fate Forgotten Read Free
Author: J. L. Sheppard
Tags: Paranormal, Witches, Demons-Gargoyles
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he didn’t have the heart to force her back to bed hungry.
    “What would you like?”
    “Ice cream.”
    “Would your…” Not wanting to remind Annie her mother was gone, his voice trailed off. Before he thought better of it, he found himself saying, “Sure.”
    Opening the freezer, he spotted a gallon of ice cream and silently thanked Jenna. She’d kept her promise and bought clothes for Annie and groceries, then put them away.
    “Chocolate?”
    Annie’s eyes widened. She nodded, smiling.
    If only he knew of a way to keep that smile on her face. That smile, he could live off.

Chapter 2
    “Val.”
    Valerie’s gaze darted to the threshold leading into the living room and met Glen’s stare. A soft smile spread across her lips. He closed the distance between them, leaned down, and placed a peck on them.
    “Hey you. Where have you been?”
    “You know…running errands.” He plopped down beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. “Want to catch a movie tonight?”
    “Sure. Do you have anything in mind?”
    “Why don’t we play it by ear?”
    She nodded and bit her tongue. She didn’t need foresight, the ability to see glimpses of the future, a rare gift some witches were blessed with, to know she’d stay in tonight.
    Like her, Glen was an immortal, a warlock from an all-male coven in Jersey. Handsome, tall, and lean with dark eyes, he often made plans he couldn’t or wouldn’t keep. She’d known it from the first time she laid eyes on him without her other esteemed gift of psyche-sight, the ability to discern key elements of a person’s character at first glance.
    To the rest of her coven, her family, her sisters—eleven witches who often teased her for her inexperience and inactive love life, she and Glen made the perfect pair. They repeatedly advised her she needed to loosen up, enjoy life for all it had to offer, especially and most importantly, the opposite sex.
    When Glen asked her to dinner, she hesitated at first, told him she had to think about it. Her biggest fear, one she’d never admitted to anyone: falling for a man who wasn’t hers. Her sisters found out he asked her out and bugged her until she gave in and began dating the handsome warlock. The first date turned into two and three and four. Still, she didn’t see him as more than a friend, and she realized his feelings for her were superficial. He made it clear she wasn’t his mate—the one woman destined for him, the woman immortal men spent their lives waiting for—their perfect match. She didn’t see the point of a relationship with a man not destined for her. What if he found his mate? What if she did? But her sisters told her with time she’d grow fond of him and fully enjoy the perks of being attached. A part of her hoped they were right. A bigger part of her hoped they were wrong.
    Six months later, she hadn’t fallen for Glen. Maybe he irritated her with his broken promises. More than likely, knowing she wasn’t his, that deep-seated fear wouldn’t let her.
    Besides, she wanted a man that captivated her at first glance, as it was said immortal men felt when they first laid eyes on their fated mate. She supposed she had to agree with her coven: the reaction she expected wasn’t reasonable.
    By immortal standards, she was young and knew little of the world. But one thing she knew, irrational fear or not, she didn’t belong with Glen. Still, she couldn’t find a way to end the stagnant relationship. Broken promises aside, he was sweet and good to her, and she didn’t want to hurt him.
    “You okay?” His voice drew her away from her dreary thoughts.
    “Yeah,” she lied.
    They sat together for several moments. He glanced at his watch as he often did, a sure sign, he wanted to leave. Not five minutes later, he told her he had to meet with his brother and left.
    Hours later after the sun set, Glen called and broke their date. Something had come up. It always did.
    “Let me guess. That was Glen breaking yet

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