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 my

no shame

bare it all

telling me he wasn’t ready,

be the

were already

wouldn’t have surrendered or given

had proven

had to do what was best for all

heart was no longer in

was out of

and Black are free to be

my chances

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

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

been quiet since I

pack was the first to go

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

did the

the shelter and asked me to

he noticed they were strong, he surrendered and

the Lunas anymore, they

like you, I believe life in captivity is

forward and touched Linda’s lap

of it and looked

began

had broken the woman

next to her so she

so

not utter a word,

what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep

felt someone tapping me, and I woke

myself resting on Avery’s shoulder;

have slept all

us to get down,” Avery said, and I

I remembered

Avery was the first to

see we were at a hangar, and a jet

keep us waiting,” a man

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

privilege; move it,”

“Hey, take it easy.

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

smiled, then landed

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

pack, bitch, and you aren’t

a trophy, a

will make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no way he was going to get

slaps me and gets

decided not to fight by my husband’s

and made

We got into the

all

a luna to offer or refused to provide

offering.

brunt of the attack being the first packs to be hit before the others? We were served

distance between my right hand and left wasn’t much, so every time I put the food in my mouth, I

stared out the window, wondering

okay and glad to be rid of

never find out because that aspect of my life was

goodbye long ago, but I am doing it

we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a

so chatty after the slap

it was still printed on

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

We followed quietly.

knew she would pass

us to our cells

and dark, but it

a beautiful antique that