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.

go home,” I said, sounding

I could

then, His beta,

was the host and

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

said, looking at his

lady?” Leo asked,

because what Leo had just done

and looked

know

but

Alpha Ramzey’s daughter of the

home from

said, and Leo nodded,

looked uncomfortable and decided

and

silent and did not say

was nothing to

see how it would all

doubted Leo would throw away five years of our lives together, and besides, we had

not, we were full

me and our bond would weaken his wolf, so I knew he would not

he would not reject her for

their strength and feared situations that would make

pack member, I would have had the power and right to reject him

some wine and tried to pretend

I did not bother to ask him where he

he was going

the balcony, and he followed behind

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

was too afraid to know what he was discussing with

stayed in my seat and drank some

did not return

an hour,

car was not an

I walked

will we do,

we claimed him,” My wolf cried, and I did not know what

was much, and I could not believe what

myself for this, but he

assured me, yet he

them reeled through my mind, and

so much and

want to go

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

with me until he

he wouldn’t want to let me go because I

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

an Alpha breed

to my delta genes, she

knew I did

make me

alphas

and expanded our lands, fighting side by side for

I will walk away

but I did not see a happy

felt a sharp pain in our hearts, and I did

and I were tied together through our claim, so I will

seen women with cheating spouses experience this;

will counsel me through this and help me

no

was my only

will I deal? “Damn you, Leo, Damn you!” I cried while Kaira howled at the crescent moon in the

us such a shitty card? I ran

there a while

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

He said, and I shook my head in

could you,