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

had no shame

was best I bare it all

me for five years, telling me

could not be

were already

surrendered

had proven

do what was best for all of

heart was no longer in

he did was out of

Black are free to be with Amanda and

take my chances with the Dark

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

I asked Avery, unable to

been quiet since I

was the first

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

the

the shelter and

he noticed they were strong, he surrendered and gave me

weren’t the Lunas anymore, they

like you, I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where I am coming

forward and touched Linda’s lap

snapped out of it

began

broken the

sit next to her so she could

so and

word, but Avery complained

long 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

fell asleep; gradually, sleep came for me

me, and I

on Avery’s shoulder; she

have slept all

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

remembered what

was the first to get

to see we were at a hangar, and a jet was

not keep us waiting,” a

grateful they would spare us the trouble of

this privilege; move

“Hey, take it easy.

see she isn’t well?” I told

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

and I had silver on, so I knew his

your pack, bitch, and you aren’t

a trophy, a glorified

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

one slaps me and

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

remained silent and made a

got into the

all

a luna to offer or refused to

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 in

left wasn’t much, so every time I

out the window, wondering what Leo was doing right

was okay and glad to

I would never find out because that aspect of my life was

said goodbye long ago, but

ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van and taken to

chatty after the

to her, it was still printed on my

an ancient castle-like estate, and we were led in by the bastard

We followed quietly.

knew she would pass

they take us to our cells

dark, but it had

a beautiful antique that was well