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

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

could not be the third

were already

surrendered or

proven it

what was best

heart was no longer

did was

are free to be

chances

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

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

quiet since I

the first to go

stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her

the

shelter and asked me to stay and

were strong, he surrendered and

weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would be

is freedom

leaned forward and

snapped out of it and

she began to

broken the woman

so

so and

word, but

what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see or know what they were doing at the various

gradually, sleep came for me

me, and

found myself resting on Avery’s shoulder;

must have

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

I remembered what had

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

a hangar, and a jet was

Lunas, do not keep us waiting,” a man

grateful they would spare us the trouble of driving all the way

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

“Hey, take it easy.

I told the man coming to Linda’s

smiled, then landed

I had silver on, so I knew his hands would

bitch, and you

are a trophy, a

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

one slaps me and gets away

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

remained silent and made

We got into the

all given

happened to the other Alphas that didn’t have a luna to offer or refused to provide their Lunas as a

offering.

they manage to push back? Were we 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

and left wasn’t much, so every time I put the food in my

the window, wondering what Leo was

glad

because that aspect of my life

goodbye long ago, but

out of the aircraft,

wasn’t so chatty after the

to her, it was still printed on

ancient castle-like estate, and

We followed quietly.

I knew she would pass out

hoped they take us to our cells

old and dark, but it had

like a beautiful antique that was well