"You don't have to be similar to fall in love," Kat said.
"Jonah is in love with Gwen, so it doesn't really matter whether or not we're similar." I lowered my face to the rug again, stretching a little more violently.
I was going to have to do another handstand, because my magic was getting pissy again.
"The question was whether you can be fated to someone you don't like. Personally, I met an unhappy fated pair at one point. When I was a kid. Have you?"Callum asked me and Merrily.
"Yup." I popped my lips on thep. "I'd rather struggle with my magic my whole life than deal with that shit."
"I feel the same," Merrily said.
"So Niall's fated mate theory, though interesting, has been proven false. Not liking him that much doesn't mean you are or aren't fated to Jonah. The magic argument is far more interesting, considering it's the reason you think you're fated. In your five years together, Niall never felt you boost his energy?"
I shook my head.
"I've never felt it either," Merrily said.
"Neither have I," Callum agreed.
Kat nodded. "Ditto."
"Ditto?" I snorted into the carpet. "That's such a weird word."
Kat giggled. I'd never heard her make the sound before, so I was sure it was the cider's influence.
We were all going to start getting sleepy pretty quickly here.
"It makes the most sense that me and Jonah are fated," I said glumly. "But he's going to mate with Gwen."
"What happened between Jonah and Gwen, Liv?" Callum asked.
I sighed. "I gave her advice. She took it. He admitted he has feelings for her. They're sort of engaged again."
All three of them were silent.
Dead silent.
"What happens if your fated mate marries someone else again?" Kat whispered.
"You lose your fated mate," Merrily said."Permanently."
"Oh. Shit."
"I don't want him anyway," I told the floor. "He’s boring. I miss Niall."
"It's the cider talking." Merrily stroked my arm with the base of her glass lightly, as if that was comforting.Thatwas definitely the cider talking. She wouldn't have used her hand if she wasn't drinking, though. Touching was too uncomfortable for her.
"The werewolves are in debt, so Jonah asked me to bargain with him, too," I said.
"How is all of this happening so fast?" Kat wondered. "Jonah, and Gwen, and Niall, and being fated, and now debt?"
"This is how immortality works, Kitten. Nothing happens for ages, followed by everything happening. You get used to it," Callum told her.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"He's sure." Merrily handed me my glass when I reached for it."But this perfect storm is Callum's fault. He's the one who meddled. I seriously doubt that Larson wanted to jump back into this spell again after the last time."
"Of course I meddled. Someone had to do something."
