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.

sounding slightly stern

I

then, His beta,

host and

Leo, I hope you and Luna Tamia are enjoying yourselves?” He asked, and I pulled Leo’s hand so Casper

said, looking at his

lady?” Leo asked, sounding

what Leo had just done was

swallowed and

know what to

anything, but I knew he

Alpha Ramzey’s daughter of the Whitewood

home from

Richford.” Casper said, and Leo nodded, repeating

and decided to excuse

smiled and let

did not

was nothing

see how it

of our

not, we were

our bond would weaken his wolf, so I knew he would

would not reject her

and feared situations that

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

wine and tried to pretend it didn’t

standing up, and I did not bother to ask

knew he was going to

saw her walk to the balcony, and he followed

had the urge to follow them so I could listen to

too afraid to know what he was discussing with

my

not return to sit with

by myself for an hour, I decided

car was not

as soon as I walked far

will we do, Tamia?

My wolf cried, and I did not know what to tell her because I was

much, and I could not believe what had happened

prepared myself for

assured me, yet he betrayed

of both of them reeled through my mind, and I

cried so much

not want to

would run into my fated, too, and he would make the pain disappear, but I knew it wouldn’t

and he was stuck with me until he rejects me, which I knew

wouldn’t want to let me go because

luna material, but she was a beautiful and educated

Alpha breed

my delta genes,

knew I did not

would make me

alphas

together and expanded our

decides to reject me for her sake, I will walk away with nothing because I wasn’t an

not know how it would play out, but I did not

our hearts,

through our claim, so I will feel the pain if he

cheating spouses experience this; I had

and help

and no true

my

you!” I cried while

us such a shitty card? I ran deep into the woods

there a while

Leo was on the couch with a

and I shook

you, Leo? You