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.

was no point

had no shame to

it all for all

me for five years, telling me

not be the third

already a

wouldn’t have surrendered or given me

had proven

what was best for all of

no longer

was out of

are free to be with Amanda and

chances with the Dark

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

asked Avery, unable to

quiet since I

the

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

did the

took his bitch to the shelter and asked me to

he surrendered and gave

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

in captivity is freedom compared to where I am

leaned forward and touched Linda’s

of it

began to

the woman in

so she could rest her head on

did so and

utter a word, but Avery

because we were not let down, we could not see or

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep came for me

tapping me,

resting on Avery’s

have

down,” Avery said, and

I remembered

opened; Avery was the first to get out, followed by Linda and

at a

keep

knew the north was far, so I was grateful they would spare us the

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

“Hey, take it easy.

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

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

and I had silver on, so I knew his hands

your pack, bitch, and

trophy, a glorified

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

slaps me and gets away

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

silent and

We got

all given

the other Alphas that didn’t have a luna to offer or refused to provide their Lunas as

offering.

to push back? Were we the ones that got the brunt of the attack being the first packs to be hit

time I put the food in

wondering what Leo was doing

okay and glad to be

would never find out because that aspect

long ago, but

of the aircraft, loaded into a black van and

so chatty after

her, it was still

estate, and

We followed quietly.

knew she would pass

they take us to

dark, but it had the taste of

beautiful antique that