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 hiding

had no shame to

I bare it

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

not be the third

already

wouldn’t have surrendered or given

proven

had to do what was best for

no longer in

he did was out of

to be with Amanda and live the lives

chances with the

me.” I said, and Avery nodded and looked at Linda, who remained quiet

wrong with her?” I asked Avery, unable to

has been quiet since

the first to

stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as

did the same to

took his bitch to the shelter

were strong, he surrendered and

Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she

captivity is freedom compared to where I

and touched Linda’s lap

snapped out of it and looked

she began

had broken the

to sit next to her so she could rest her head

so and

did not utter a word,

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

gradually, sleep came

felt someone tapping me, and I

resting on Avery’s

must have

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

I remembered what

Avery was the first to get

we were at a hangar, and a jet was

Lunas, do not keep us waiting,”

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

this privilege; move it,” a man

“Hey, take it easy.

you see she isn’t well?” I told the man coming to Linda’s

up to me and smiled, then landed

silver on, so I knew his hands would print

bitch,

trophy,

make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there

one slaps me and gets

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

and made

got

all

a luna to offer or

offering.

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

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

stared out the window, wondering what Leo was doing right

he was okay and glad to be

I would never find out because

said goodbye long ago, but I am

aircraft, loaded into a black van and taken

so chatty after the

her, it was still printed

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

We followed quietly.

I knew

to our cells so she could

cold, old and dark,

a beautiful antique that