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

bare it all for all

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

be the

were already

surrendered or given

proven it

was best for all of

was no longer in

did was

Black are free to be with Amanda and live the lives they

my chances with the

what fate did to me.” I said, and Avery nodded and looked at Linda, who

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

quiet since

was the first to go

stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as

the

shelter and asked me to stay

they were strong, he surrendered and gave me

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

I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where I am

forward and

it and looked at

began to

the

sit next to her so she

did so

word, but Avery

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

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep came for me

me,

resting on Avery’s

must have slept

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

I remembered

van door opened; Avery was the first to get out,

see we were at a hangar, and a jet was waiting

keep us waiting,” a man

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

privilege; move

“Hey, take it easy.

isn’t well?” I told the man coming to

walked up to me and smiled, then landed a

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

pack, bitch,

are a trophy,

back at me again, I will make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no way

me and gets away with

by my husband’s side, but I will not take

remained silent and made a mental

got into the

were all given

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

offering.

got the brunt of the attack being the first packs to be hit before the others? We were

time I put the food in my

out the window, wondering

glad to be rid of

I would never find out because that aspect of my life was

long ago, but I am doing

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

after the slap

was still printed on

van arrived at an ancient castle-like estate, and we were led in by the bastard

We followed quietly.

Linda’s walking, I knew she would

they take us to our

dark, but it had the taste of

like a beautiful antique that was