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.

point hiding

no shame to

was best I bare it all for

with me for five years, telling me he wasn’t ready, but he

be the third

already

surrendered or given me

proven it

what was best for all

was no

he did was

free to be with Amanda

will take my chances with the

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

to link each other

quiet since I

was the first

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

did the same to

his bitch to the shelter and asked me to

strong, he

these people knew we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she said and

“Just like you, I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where I am

leaned forward and

snapped out of it and looked

she began to

broken the woman

to her so she could rest her head on my

so

not utter a word, but Avery complained all

long stops, and I wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not

asleep; gradually,

felt someone tapping me, and I

on Avery’s shoulder; she

must have slept

Avery said, and

remembered what had

Avery was the first to get

see we were at a hangar, and a jet was

do not keep

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

privilege; move it,” a man said, pushing

“Hey, take it easy.

well?” I told the man coming

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

stung badly, and I had silver on, so I knew his

bitch, and you aren’t

a trophy, a

made sure his face registered because there was no way he was going to

slaps me and gets away

husband’s side, but I will not

remained silent and made a

got

all given

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

offering.

being the first packs to be hit before the others? We were served food and had to manage

I put the food in my mouth,

out the window, wondering what

he was okay and glad to be rid

find out because that

goodbye long ago, but

aircraft,

wasn’t so chatty after the

it was still printed

and we were led

We followed quietly.

knew

take us to

and dark, but

beautiful antique that was well cared