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

had no shame

I bare it all for

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

could not be the third

were already

surrendered

had proven it

was best

no longer in

he did was

be with Amanda and live the

take my chances with

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

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

quiet since

pack was the first to

Kyle pointed her as his luna and

did the

bitch to the shelter and asked me to stay and

he noticed they were strong, he

Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she

life in captivity is freedom compared to where I am coming from,”

forward and

snapped out of it and looked at

began to

the

so she could rest her

did so

word, but Avery

stops, and I wondered 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,

resting on Avery’s shoulder;

have slept all

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

remembered what

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

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

Lunas, do not keep us waiting,” a

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

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

“Hey, take it easy.

isn’t well?” I told the man

walked up to me and smiled, then landed

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

isn’t your pack, bitch, and

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 he was going to get away with

slaps me and gets away with

to fight by my husband’s side, but I

remained silent and made a mental

got into the

were all

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

offering.

ones that got the brunt of the attack being the first packs

I put the food in my mouth,

stared out the window, wondering what Leo was

glad to be rid

would never find out because that aspect of my life was

said goodbye long ago, but I am

we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van and

after the slap I

her, it was still printed on my

The van arrived at an ancient castle-like estate, and we were

We followed quietly.

Linda’s walking, I knew she would

hoped they take us to our cells so she could

old and dark, but it had

like a beautiful antique