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 my

had no shame

it all for all to

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

could not be the

already

have surrendered or given me

had proven

was best

was no

did was out

to be with Amanda and live

take my chances with the Dark

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

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

has been quiet

was the first to

baby due to stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as his luna and gave

the same

his bitch to the shelter

strong, he

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

believe life in captivity is freedom

leaned forward and touched

out of it and

she began to

broken the woman in

to sit next to her so she could rest

did so and

utter a word, but Avery

were not let down, we could not see or know what they were doing at the

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep came for

felt someone tapping me, and I

on

must have slept all

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

I remembered what had

the first to get out, followed by Linda and

we were at a hangar, and a jet was waiting

do not keep us waiting,”

far, so I was grateful they would spare

this privilege; move it,”

“Hey, take it easy.

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

then landed a painful

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

isn’t your pack, bitch, and you

a trophy, a

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

me and

to fight by my husband’s

remained silent and

We got into

were all

have a luna

offering.

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 to eat

hand and left wasn’t much, so every time I put

the window, wondering

was okay and glad to

never find out because that aspect

but I am doing it

ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a

wasn’t so chatty after

to her, it was still printed

and we were

We followed quietly.

Linda’s walking, I knew she would pass

to our cells so she

and dark, but it had the taste of

like a beautiful antique that