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.

no point

no shame to

bare it all for

years, telling me he wasn’t ready, but he

not be the third

were already a

wouldn’t have surrendered

had proven

had to do what was best

no longer

he did was out of

Black are free to be with Amanda and live

my chances

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

with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of the silver chains in our

quiet

pack was the first to

due to stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as his luna and gave

did the same to

the shelter and asked me to stay

he surrendered and

the Lunas anymore,

life in captivity is freedom compared

and touched

out of it and

began to

the woman in

went to sit next to her so she could rest

so and

utter a word, but

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

gradually, sleep came for me

someone tapping me, and I

on Avery’s shoulder; she

must have slept all

us to get down,” Avery said, and I looked around, a

I remembered what

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

we were at a hangar, and a jet

in, Lunas, do not keep us waiting,” a

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

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

“Hey, take it easy.

well?” I told the man coming

and smiled, then landed a painful

silver on, so I knew

pack, bitch, and you

trophy, a glorified

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

slaps me and gets away with

husband’s side, but I will not take shit

remained silent and made

We got into the

all given

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

offering.

the ones that got the 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

distance between my right hand and left wasn’t much, so every time I put the

the window, wondering what Leo was doing

glad to be rid

out because that aspect of my

ago, but I am doing

were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded

so chatty after

her, it was still printed

estate, and we were

We followed quietly.

I knew she would

to our cells so she could

was cold, old and dark, but it had

a beautiful antique