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 stern with a tinge

fear I

beta,

was the host and Leonardo’s

hope you and Luna Tamia are enjoying yourselves?” He asked, and I

said, looking at

lady?” Leo asked,

because what Leo had just done was

swallowed and looked

did not know

anything, but I

daughter of the Whitewood

returned home

Richford.” Casper said, and Leo nodded, repeating

uncomfortable and decided

smiled and

silent and did

was nothing to

to see how it would

would throw away five years of our lives together, and besides, we had claimed each

or not, we

and our bond would weaken his wolf, so I

would not reject

and feared situations that would make

power and right to

tried

up, and I did not bother to ask him where he

was going

to the balcony,

could listen to

too afraid to know what he was discussing with

I stayed in my seat and drank

did not return to sit

sitting by myself for an hour,

was not

as soon as I walked far enough, I shifted and decided to

do, Tamia?

and we claimed him,” My wolf cried, and I did not know what to tell her because I

could not believe what had happened to

prepared myself for

me, yet he

them reeled through my mind, and

so

want

would run into my fated, too, and he would make the pain disappear, but I knew

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

to let me go because I balanced his

luna material, but she

Alpha

my delta genes, she

did not stand

make me

like other alphas in

and expanded our lands, fighting side by side for

sake, I will walk away with

how it would play out, but I did not see a happy ending

I felt a sharp pain in our hearts, and I

so I will

had seen women with cheating spouses experience this; I had

help me survive

and no true

my only true

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

us such a shitty card? I ran deep

stayed there a

a drink in his hand; he

I shook my head in

you, Leo? You