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 to

was best I bare it

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

be the

already a

surrendered or given me

had proven it

do what was best for

was no

did was

he and Black are free to be with Amanda and live

chances

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

with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link

quiet since

pack was the

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

did the

took his bitch to the shelter

they were strong, he

we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would

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

forward and touched

out of it

she began

broken the woman

so she could rest her head on

so and

not utter a word, but

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

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep

felt someone tapping me, and I

on Avery’s shoulder; she was

must have slept all

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

I remembered what had

Avery was the first

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

keep

grateful they would spare us the trouble of

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

“Hey, take it easy.

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

to me and smiled, then

silver on, so I knew his hands would

your pack, bitch, and you aren’t my

trophy, a

me again, I will make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no

one slaps me and gets

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

remained silent and made

got

were all given

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

offering.

the ones that got the brunt of the attack being the first packs to be hit before the others? We were served food and

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

stared out the window, wondering

glad to be rid

would never find out because that

long ago, but I

landed, and we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into

chatty after the slap

her, it was still printed

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

We followed quietly.

knew she

they take us to our cells

cold, old and dark,

a beautiful antique that