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 to this

let me apologise to you,

sorry,” He said, and I

not use that word carelessly,

know you will, so don’t bother,” I told him, and

feel

“Please, Tamia.

isn’t easy on

in his eyes, “I felt like a fool

I was ashamed.

looked at me with disgust, and I couldn’t blame

and went to make out with a

did not have the intention of

tell her it wouldn’t

to risk being weak and

will cost me a lot, but I will

with you being my

do it, and I

I would go to the Whitewood

because the feeling is

said and went to his knees and hugged my legs while

what to

I am confused.

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

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

He was perplexed.

messed up

my finger’s through his hair to calm him down, but I doubted

at me and

me

find a way,

I will fight it.

stay

promises that I knew he wouldn’t be able

my blissful

to, I had

have to prepare my mind

would want to

I could never let him touch me again because I knew he would do it out of duty

that case, I would rather be without his touch than for him to touch

up on me, Tamia, please,”

when fate has already given up on us?” I said,

share like the

it,” he said, and I

did not believe him, but I could not dispute

the security meeting in the evening, and

Leo was fated to Amanda,

heard pack members gossip about people seeing Leo with Amanda

tore the top of

incident, especially when the

luna Linda of the Brent Pack asked

in the

living with her

refused to reject his fated

it, and she has been a miserable drunk ever

need to be

It won’t get better.

cold two

it is almost as

ever good for, meetings,” She said and

he was an ordinary pack member, not

him and move on, but unfortunately for us, they have to reject us or someone stronger challenge them for our

way, we are

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

manage?” I asked

claimed his fate, so neither of us feels pain when they are together

happy with flings

even though they claim to love me, they

the affair and move on,”

he know?” I asked, and