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

no shame

it

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

not be

were already

have surrendered or given me

had proven it

had to do what was best for

was no

he did was

he and Black are free to be with Amanda and live the

chances with the

I said, and Avery nodded and looked at Linda, who remained

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

quiet since

the first to

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

did the

shelter and asked me to stay

he surrendered and

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

life in captivity is freedom compared to where I

leaned forward and touched

out of it and looked at

she began

the

to her so she could rest her head on my

so

utter a word,

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

gradually, sleep

felt someone tapping me, and I woke

resting on Avery’s shoulder;

must have slept all

Avery said, and I

I remembered what had

was the first to get out, followed by Linda

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

in, Lunas, do not keep us waiting,”

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

get this privilege; move

“Hey, take it easy.

see she isn’t well?” I told

walked up to me and smiled, then landed a

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

isn’t your pack, bitch, and you aren’t

are a trophy, a glorified

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

me and gets away with

my husband’s side, but I will not

and made

We got into the

were all

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

offering.

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

stared out the window, wondering what Leo was doing right

glad to

find out because that aspect of my life was

ago, but I am

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

wasn’t so chatty after

to her, it was still printed on my

castle-like estate, and we were led in by the

We followed quietly.

I knew she would pass

to our cells so she could

castle was cold, old and dark, but it had the

a beautiful antique that was well cared