Shadows of Destiny

08 Arriving The North -Tamia~ The men dragged me all the way.

My heart broke to see wounded and dead wolves on the ground.

What did Kyle do to doom our entire region? I wondered and fought the tears welling in my eyes.

The Dark Alpha was ruthless, and I now understood why people feared him.

I was dragged to the border between Mountain Pack and Valley hill pack.

There I saw a massacre.

Warriors were killed.

Looking at the casualties, I noticed only our wolves were killed.

None of the northern wolves died.

It made me wonder who trained them and also made me dread the Dark Alpha.

Where was Devin? He was supposed to be in our region to help when something like this happened, but he was nowhere to be found.

I could not fathom the lives that were affected by this.

A white van was waiting, and the men dragging me opened the door and ordered me to get in.

I did what they said without question.

My goal was to leave Leo; it wasn’t to get killed.

After all I saw on our way, I made a conscious decision not to aggravate or irritate the northern soldiers.

I sat down, surprised to see the other people in the truck with me.

Someone hit the side of the truck twice, and the engine started.

1 “So he threw you to them, too?” Avery asked me, and I frowned at her, not understanding what she meant.

I looked at Linda, and she didn’t look pregnant.

“I mean, Leo gave you to them as a peace offering to the Dark Alpha so they can leave him and Amanda alone and spare his pack,” Avery said, explaining her question, and I shook my head.

She was surprised by my response.

“He didn’t.

He shifted and fought to protect but they overpowered him.

They were going to kill him, so I asked them to take me, us, ‘I said, and she was shocked.

“Are you out of your mind?” she asked, and I frowned.

“How can you make that sacrifice? You are a good warrior; you two would have stood a chance together,” she said, and tears welled in my eyes, remembering the real reason I surrendered.

“I was tired of everything, Avery.

I couldn’t take it anymore.” I told my friend, and tears.

streamed down her face.

“You should have stayed.

However it was, you had it better than Linda and I.

We would have given anything to remain if our husband didn’t give us up as peace offerings.

Whatever you were going through with Leo is better than being the Dark Alpha’s trophy and slave.

Leo cared for you and still gave you your respect.

You said it yourself.

Four nights in a week, Tamia, I rarely get one.

His love is true.

It is unfortunate that fate fucked you two up, but you should have fought beside him and stayed.” She said, and I wiped away my tears and looked at her.

“He got her pregnant, Ave,” I said and began to weep.

was no point

no

best I bare it all

took precautions with me for five years, telling me he wasn’t ready, but he got her pregnant

not be

already a

surrendered or

had proven

was best for all of

was no

was out of

Black are free to be with

take my chances with the Dark

as much as what fate did to me.” I said, and Avery nodded and

to

been quiet since I

was the first to

to stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as his luna and gave her away as a peace

the same

bitch to the shelter and asked me to stay

he surrendered and gave me

we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she

you, I believe life in captivity is freedom

and touched Linda’s lap

snapped out of it

began

had broken the

her so she could rest her head on

so

did not utter a word, but Avery complained

I wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see or know what they were doing at the various

gradually, sleep came for me

someone tapping me, and I woke

found myself resting on Avery’s shoulder; she was

must have

down,” Avery said, and I looked around, a

remembered what had

door opened; Avery was the first to get out, followed by Linda and

shocked to see we were at a hangar, and a

in, Lunas, do not keep

was far, so I was grateful they would spare us the trouble of driving all the way

captives get this privilege; move it,” a man said, pushing Linda to

“Hey, take it easy.

well?” I told

up to me and smiled, then landed a painful slap on my

I had silver on, so I

bitch, and you aren’t

a trophy, a glorified

and I made sure his face registered because there was no

and

fight by my husband’s side,

and made a mental

We got

were all

a luna to offer or refused to provide

offering.

they manage to push back? Were we the ones that got the brunt of the attack being the first packs

right hand and left wasn’t much, so every time I put the food in my mouth, I

the window, wondering what

was okay and glad to be rid

would never find out because that aspect of my life was

said goodbye long ago, but I

and we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded

so chatty after

to her, it was still

castle-like estate, and we were led in

We followed quietly.

Linda’s walking, I knew she would

to our

was cold, old and dark, but it had the taste

like a beautiful antique