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.

has been shifted

apologise to

and I smiled and looked

not use that word carelessly,

do it again, and I know you will, so don’t bother,” I told him, and he

feel

“Please, Tamia.

easy on me,

his eyes, “I felt

I was ashamed.

looked at me with disgust, and I couldn’t

my luna alone and went to make

not have the

wanted to tell her it wouldn’t

risk being weak and reject

lot, but I

being my strength,

do it,

to the Whitewood pack and reject her, but I

because the feeling is alien to

to his knees and hugged

know what to do, my

I am confused.

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

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

He was perplexed.

had messed

I ran my finger’s through his hair to calm him down, but I doubted my touch would ever be enough

looked up at me

held me

find a

I will fight it.

will stay away from

promises that I knew he wouldn’t

my blissful life with

of other lunas this had happened to, I had to find a

mind to share him with

his wolf would want to stay away or

as I was to try, I could never let him touch me again because I knew

touch than

give up on me, Tamia, please,” He pleaded with me sensing my

fate has already given

make you share

it,” he

but I could not dispute

attended the security meeting in the evening, and I dreaded having discussions with the lunas

travelled by now that Leo was fated to Amanda, and they

meeting, I heard pack members gossip about people seeing Leo with Amanda on the

tore the

when the

are you handling it, Tamia?” luna Linda of the Brent Pack asked me, and I shook

the same

with her

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

it, and she has been a

need to be

It won’t get better.

went cold two

and it is almost as if I am not in the

good for, meetings,” She said

wished he was an ordinary

for us, they

we

they won’t do it, and since we are used goods, no one would deem us worthy of fighting for.” She said, spelling

I asked her, and she

us feels pain when they are together

myself happy with

sticks around, and even though they claim to love me, they never try to challenge the

enjoy the affair and move

I asked,