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 shame

I bare it

me for five years, telling me he

not be the third

were already

surrendered or

proven

was best for all of

heart was no longer

he did was

Black are free to be with

chances with the Dark

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

wrong with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of the

has been quiet

the first to

and then Kyle pointed her

the

shelter

he noticed they were strong, he surrendered and

these people knew we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would

life in captivity is freedom compared to where I

forward and touched Linda’s lap

it and looked at

began to

broken the woman in

went to sit next to her so she could rest

did so and

did not utter a word, but Avery

they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see or know what they were

asleep; gradually, sleep came for

me, and I woke

myself resting on Avery’s shoulder; she was

must have slept all

want us to get down,” Avery said, and I looked

I remembered

first to get

shocked to see we were at a hangar, and

not keep

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

get this privilege; move it,”

“Hey, take it easy.

she isn’t well?” I told the man coming

me and smiled, then landed a painful slap

had silver on, so I knew his hands would print on my

isn’t your pack, bitch,

a trophy, a

make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no way he was going to get

and gets away

not to fight by my husband’s side, but

and made a mental

We got

were all

happened to the other Alphas that didn’t have a luna to offer or refused to

offering.

brunt of the attack being the first packs to be hit before the others? We were served food and had to manage to eat in

left wasn’t much, so every time I put the food in my mouth, I had to lift the

window, wondering what Leo

was okay and glad

guess I would never find out because

ago, but I

landed, and we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van and taken to goddess knows

chatty after the

it was still

castle-like estate, and we were

We followed quietly.

knew she would pass out

to our cells so she could

old and dark, but it had the taste of

beautiful antique that was well