Shadows of Destiny

01 And Then She Came ~Tamia~

I will not forget the evening my heavenly life turned to hell.

I cannot forget the moment my life changed.

My husband, Leo, and I, were at the ball.

I did not want to attend, but Leo’s friend and beta was the host, and Leo wanted to honour his invitation at all costs.

I should have pleaded with him to stay at home, but I wanted to be a supportive wife, so I followed him, which was my biggest mistake.

Leonardo Albert was my husband and the alpha of the Mountain pack, making me Tamia Albert, the pack’s Luna.

Leonardo chose me when I was nineteen to be his Luna.

We started courting when I was seventeen, and he was twenty-one.

He never touched me because I wasn’t of age, but we fell in love nonetheless and vowed to remain together.

Many women in the pack hated me because Leo only had eyes for me.

I wasn’t the most beautiful.

In fact, I wasn’t half as pretty as the others, but he saw me, and he loved me.

He loved my green eyes.

Leo called me his emerald queen, and that boosted my confidence.

He never wanted me to dress provocatively or wear make-up, and I just went along.

Leo claimed me the year he ascended as the pack’s alpha.

His parents had decided to leave the position for him and travel, which was what all alphas did once they handed over to their successors.

I wore my luna shoes proudly and performed my duties.

I was a trained warrior, so the pack was always in good hands when Leo left our territory on missions.

We had been happily married for five years.

I was now twenty-four years old while Leo was twenty- seven.

I loved him so much, and he loved me too.

There was no question.

Nothing and no one could ever come between us, or so I thought, until the dinner party when my life turned upside down.

We were sitting at a table reserved for us when Leo turned around and saw her.

She had long, dark straight hair, blue eyes, full red lips, beautiful tanned skin and an hourglass body.

Perfect proportions compared to my pear-shaped body.

“Leo, Leo,” I gently called my mate, but he did not respond.

His eyes stayed fixed on her.

The beautiful woman in the midnight blue velvet gown.

I gently touched his hand, and he shook slightly as if in a trance.

“Tamia,” He said, trying to calm himself, and I smiled at him.

“We should go home, dear; I do not feel well,” I lied, trying to get us out of there, but his eyes had wandered back to her, and she was looking at him now.

She also looked enthralled in his gaze, and they seemed lost in each other’s eyes.

I did not know when my heart began to palpitate.

I did not want to believe it, but I knew what had just happened.

My husband had found his fated mate, and she was not me.

let’s go home,” I said, sounding slightly stern with a

I could

then, His beta,

was the host and Leonardo’s

Leo, I hope you and Luna Tamia are enjoying yourselves?” He asked, and I pulled Leo’s hand so Casper would not notice he

said, looking at his friend

is that lady?” Leo asked,

because what Leo

swallowed and looked

not know what

hadn’t done anything, but I knew he

daughter of

home

Richford.” Casper said, and Leo nodded, repeating

and decided to

and let

remained silent and did not say

was nothing to

just had to wait to see how it would all play

away five years of our lives together, and besides, we

not, we

his wolf, so I knew he would not

not reject her

valued their strength and feared situations that would

the power and right to reject him and walk away, but he

drank some wine and tried to pretend it didn’t

standing up, and I did not bother to ask him

was going to talk

to the balcony, and he followed behind

follow them so I could listen to their conversation, but

what he was discussing with

I stayed in my

return

by myself for an hour,

was not

wolf, was in pain, so as soon as I walked far enough, I shifted and decided to run

will we do,

and I did

much, and I could not believe what had happened

should have prepared myself for this, but he

me, yet he betrayed

both of them reeled through my

cried so

not want to go

run into my fated, too, and he would make the

with Leo, and he was stuck with me

want to let me go

Amanda looked, she wasn’t luna material, but she was a beautiful and educated daughter of an

Alpha breed

my delta genes, she was

did not stand

make me

like other alphas

pack together and expanded our lands, fighting side by side for five years

he decides to reject me for her sake, I will walk away with nothing because I

out, but I did not see a happy ending

felt a sharp pain in our hearts, and I did not need

our claim, so I will feel the

spouses experience this; I had counselled

me through this and help me survive

no true

my only true

deal? “Damn you, Leo, Damn you!” I cried while Kaira howled

us such a shitty card? I

there a while

on the couch with a drink in his hand; he looked at me and

said, and I shook my

you, Leo?