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

no shame to

bare it all for all

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

could not be the

were already a

surrendered or given

had proven it

to do what was best for all of

was no

did was out of

be with Amanda and live the lives

will take my chances with

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

Avery, unable to link each other because of the silver chains

been quiet since I

pack was the

malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as his luna and gave her away

the same to

took his bitch to the shelter and asked me to stay and

noticed they were strong, he surrendered and gave me

only these people knew we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas anymore, they

I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where

leaned forward and touched

of it

she began

broken the woman in

sit next to her so she

did so

did not utter a word,

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

asleep; gradually, sleep

me,

on Avery’s shoulder; she

must have

Avery said, and

remembered

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

see we were at a hangar, and a jet

keep us waiting,” a man

was far, so I was grateful they would spare

this privilege; move it,” a man said,

“Hey, take it easy.

well?” I

to me and smiled, then landed a painful slap on my

had silver on, so I knew his

bitch, and you aren’t my

are a trophy, a glorified

I made sure his face registered because there was no way he was going

and gets away with

might have decided not to fight by my husband’s side, but

remained silent and

got into

were all given

didn’t have a luna to offer or refused to

offering.

attack being the first packs to be hit before the others? We

wasn’t much, so every time I put the food in my mouth, I had to

the window, wondering what Leo was doing right

he was okay and glad to be

find out because that aspect of my

goodbye long ago, but I am

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

wasn’t so chatty after the

to her, it was

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

We followed quietly.

Linda’s walking, I knew she would pass out

to our cells

dark, but it had the taste of

like a beautiful antique