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

had no shame to

best I bare it

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

not be

already a

wouldn’t have surrendered or

proven it

was best for

was no longer in

he did was out

free to be with Amanda

my chances

did to me.” I said, and Avery nodded and

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

been quiet since I

pack was the first to go

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

the

the shelter

strong, he

weren’t the Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she said

believe life in captivity is freedom compared

and touched Linda’s

of it and

began to

the woman

to sit next to her so she could rest her

did so

did not utter a word,

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

eventually fell asleep; gradually, sleep

felt someone tapping me, and I woke

myself resting on Avery’s shoulder; she

have slept all

down,” Avery said, and

remembered

van door opened; Avery was the first to get out,

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

in, Lunas, do not keep us waiting,”

so I was grateful they would spare

privilege; move

“Hey, take it easy.

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

me and smiled, then landed a painful slap

silver on, so I knew

bitch,

a trophy,

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

one slaps me and gets away with

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

remained silent and made a mental

We got into

were all

have a luna to offer or refused to provide their Lunas

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

much, so every time I put the food in my mouth, I had to

out the window, wondering what Leo

and glad

never find out because that aspect of my life

but I am doing

landed, and we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van and taken to goddess

after

her, it was still printed

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

We followed quietly.

knew she would pass out

they take us to

castle was cold, old and dark, but it had the

was like a beautiful antique