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.

home,” I said, sounding slightly

fear I could

then, His beta,

was the host and

He asked, and I pulled

looking at his friend and

lady?” Leo

what Leo

and looked

not know what to

but I knew he

Ramzey’s daughter

returned home from studying

Amanda Richford.” Casper said, and Leo nodded, repeating

and decided to excuse

smiled and let

did

was nothing

wait to see how it would all play

throw away five years of our lives together,

or not, we

wolf, so I knew he would not want

would not reject her

feared situations

he was an ordinary pack member, I would have had the power and right to reject him and walk away, but he

some wine and tried

Leo said, standing up, and I did not bother to ask him

knew he was going

to the balcony, and he followed behind

to follow them so I could listen to their conversation, but tears were

what he was discussing

I stayed in my

return to sit with

an hour, I decided to

car was

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

do,

and I did not know what to

and I could not

should have prepared myself

me, yet he betrayed

of both of them reeled through my mind, and I

so

not want to

and he would make

with me until he rejects

to let me go because I balanced his

but she was

Alpha breed

my delta genes,

I did not stand a

make me

other alphas in

I had built the pack together and expanded our lands,

her sake, I will walk away with nothing because I wasn’t

but I did not

sharp pain in our hearts, and I did not

tied together through our claim, so I will

experience this; I had

this and help

and no true

was my only

you, Leo, Damn you!” I cried

us such a shitty card?

stayed there a while before heading

Leo was on the couch with a drink in his hand;

I shook my head in

could you,