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

beta, Casper, walked

the host and Leonardo’s

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

Leo said, looking at his friend

is that lady?” Leo asked, sounding

at me because what Leo had just done

swallowed and looked

did not know

but

Ramzey’s daughter of the Whitewood

home from studying

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

looked uncomfortable and decided to

smiled and let

and did not say

nothing

had to wait to see how it would all

years of our lives together, and besides, we had claimed

or not, we

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

not reject her for the

strength and feared situations that would make them

have had the power and right to

wine and tried to pretend

standing up, and I did not bother to ask him

knew he was going to

walk to the balcony, and

so I could listen to their conversation,

know what he was

my seat

did not return

by myself for an

car was not an

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

we do, Tamia? He

wolf cried, and I did not know what to

I could not believe

myself

yet

both of them reeled

cried so

did not want to

too, and he would make the pain disappear, but I

stuck with Leo, and he was stuck with me until he

wouldn’t want to let

the way Amanda looked, she wasn’t luna material, but she was a beautiful and educated

an Alpha breed

to my delta genes, she was premium

knew I did not stand

make me

like other alphas in his

the pack together and expanded our lands, fighting side by side

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

but I did not see a happy ending for

pain in our hearts, and I did not need to

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

seen women with cheating spouses experience this; I

help me survive this? I had no

and no true

was my only

I cried while Kaira howled at the crescent moon in

deal us such a shitty card? I

stayed there a while before heading

and Leo was on the couch with a

I shook my head in

you, Leo?