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

no shame

it

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

not be the

were already

have surrendered or given

proven it

what was best for all

no longer in

he did was out

Black are free to be

chances

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

with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of

been quiet

pack was the first to

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

the same

bitch to the shelter and asked me

he noticed they were strong, he surrendered and gave me

we 5/13 weren’t the Lunas

in captivity is freedom compared to

forward and touched

it and looked

began to

had broken the woman in

to sit next to her so she

so and

did not utter a word, but Avery complained all

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

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep came

someone tapping me, and I woke

found myself resting on

have

get down,” Avery said, and

I remembered what

the first to

a hangar, and a jet was waiting for

keep us waiting,” a

I was grateful they would spare us the trouble of driving

privilege; move

“Hey, take it easy.

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

walked up to me and smiled, then landed a

silver on, so I knew his hands would print

pack, bitch, and you aren’t my

a trophy, a

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

and gets away with

to fight by my husband’s side,

remained silent and made a mental

We got into the

all

the other Alphas that didn’t have a luna to

offering.

manage to push back? Were we the 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

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

the window, wondering what Leo was

was okay and glad to be rid

out because that

goodbye long ago, but I am doing

ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black

chatty after the slap

to her, it was still printed

van arrived at an ancient castle-like estate, and

We followed quietly.

I knew she would pass out

us to our

and dark, but it had

was like a beautiful antique that was