Shadows of Destiny

03 A Clearer Picture ~Tamia~

I went on a run in the morning, and when I returned, the people looked at me strangely.

I did not need magic to know that news of the Alpha finding his fated had travelled.

Leo did not try to hide the attraction between him and Amanda.

I wonder if the pack members were happy that their Alpha would be stronger now that he had found his fated mate.

I wondered if they were concerned for me, for the pain I would endure, which might drive me insane eventually.

I honestly wondered whose side they would be on.

I jogged past the pack members and returned to my house.

Leo was having breakfast.

I had not spoken to him and did not plan to, because I had nothing to say.

I went to the bedroom to shower and dress up for the day; we had a meeting to attend together.

As much as I would rather sit it out, I had promised Luna Avery I would be there.

She was the closest I had to a friend, and I suspected my life would be like hers soon.

Avery’s husband, Alpha Max, found his fate three years ago, and they have lived together ever since.

Although she had never opened up to me about what was happening in her home, I knew she was broken.

He always attended parties with his fated and left Avery on her own.

She had found a way to cope.

She was faring better than Linda, who was in the same shoes as Avery, but I dreaded I would be able to manage.

I showered in a hurry.

For the first time, I did not spend time in the mirror in the toilet to dry my hair.

I did not feel like making an effort.

Even though Leo did not like make-up and revealing clothes, I tried to look nice under those circumstances, but I wasn’t feeling like it anymore.

Amanda was pretty.

There was no way I could compete with her because they were fated.

She could be the most unattractive being on earth, and he would still want her.

Fated love was fucked up that way.

The moment I walked into the room after taking my shower, I saw Leo sitting on the couch.

I ignored him and went to look for something simple to wear in the closet.

He came to me and wrapped his arms around me, then kissed his mark on my neck.

I pushed him off me.

“Don’t touch me after what you did last night,” I said through gritted teeth.

I was mad.

He had utterly embarrassed me and showed zero self-control.

“We did not go all the way, Tamia.

I broke it.

I held back.

As much as my body and wolf wanted to, I held back,” He said.

“Held back, as in you didn’t put your cock in her, but you did everything else,” I said, explaining his meaning of holding back, and he was silent.

“Get dressed.

We have a meeting to attend,” I told him, and he held onto me.

been shifted to

apologise

He said, and I

that

won’t do it again, and I know you will, so

could feel

“Please, Tamia.

easy on

his eyes, “I felt like

I was ashamed.

me with disgust, and I couldn’t

left my luna alone and went to make out

did not have the intention

to tell her it wouldn’t

risk being weak and reject

it will cost me a lot, but I will still have

with you being my strength, Tamia, but I

it, and

thinking I would go to the Whitewood pack and reject her, but

because the feeling is alien to me, but I

He said and went to his knees and hugged my legs

know what to do, my

I am confused.

as you insisted, but I had to honour Casper’s invite,” he said and continued

had known Leo, I had never seen him cry or show this amount of

He was perplexed.

messed up our

calm him down,

up at me and

me to his

find a way,

I will fight it.

stay away

he said, making promises that I knew he wouldn’t be

my blissful

had happened to, I had to find a way to make it

have to prepare my mind to share him with

was no way his wolf would want to stay away or reject

let him touch me again because I knew he would

I would rather be without his touch

up on me, Tamia, please,”

when fate has already given up on us?” I

make you share

fight it,” he said, and I

did not believe him, but I could not dispute the fact that he meant what he

and I dreaded having discussions with the lunas in

by now that Leo was fated to

members gossip about people seeing Leo with

he tore the

an incident, especially when the

Tamia?” luna Linda of the Brent Pack asked me,

was in the same predicament as

living with her

Kyle, refused to reject his fated because he knew it would

to it, and she has been a miserable

need to be

It won’t get better.

went cold

they have pups, and it is almost as if I am not in the

ever good for, meetings,” She said and took a huge gulp

he was an ordinary pack member,

us, they have to reject us or someone stronger challenge them for

way, we

since we are used goods, no one would deem us worthy of fighting for.” She said, spelling out a truth I

manage?” I asked her, and

us feels pain

make myself happy with flings and

sticks around, and even though they claim

move on,”

know?” I