Shadows of Destiny

12 Letting Go ~Leo~ A week passed, and the reality of what had happened to me sank in.

I had sent Amanda home to her father, so I could mourn my wife.

Max asked me to release her, but I couldn’t.

Releasing her meant I had given up on her and I didn’t want to give up.

I didn’t know if she was well or what they were doing to her there.

“We need to release her, or the Dark Alpha will see our mark on her as an act of defiance,” Black warned me, but I couldn’t.

I decided I would write a letter to the wolf lord.

Pleading with him to give me back my wife and promising never to work or act against him.

I did not care if what I was doing was foolish, but I had to do something.

I could not sit on my arse and mope.

If he won’t give her back, the least he can do is let me hear her voice and know that she is okay and happy where she is.

Ads by Pubfuture “You will be causing more harm than good.

What if he sees it as an act of defiance? Did it ever occur to you that Tamia gave herself so we could live? The situation was terrible, Leo.

We would have died; they would have killed all three of us.

She chose the best option that kept us alive.

Tamia is a smart woman; that is why we fell in love with her.

She will take care of herself there, but she isn’t coming back, Leo.

Do not deceive yourself.

Take the gift of life and peace that she gave us by sacrificing herself and make the most of it,” Black said, and I roared.

1 “If I find that Devin,” I said aloud, and Black growled.

“Now that bastard has a lot of explaining to do.

He touches what is ours and then goes back on our deal with him with a flimsy excuse,” Black said, agreeing with I walked to my table in the living room.

It was the only furniture there.

I was yet to fix the place.

I sat with a pen and paper and decided to write a letter to the Wolf Lord.

I was taking what my wolf said into consideration.

The first letter was to Tamia.

“My Emerald Queen, I am still going through the motions.

I would be lying to you if I said I am handling it well.

You knew I would have willingly died, but you did the right thing when I did not have the courage to do it.

I could not leave things where we left off.

I am sorry for everything.

I tried, but my 3/15 best wasn’t good enough.

I did not plan to have that baby with Amanda, it was Ads by Pubfuture sudden, and I would have willingly tried with you.

I would have made an effort.

I wanted to have a daughter that looked like you and had your strength.

I guess fate really had it in for us when it messed up our happily ever after, and took you to the north.

I pray you find peace and Joy there.

I know it is crazy, but I hope you get to do all that you want.

If he ever lets you go, know that you will always have a home with me.

I will release you to make your life easier with the Wolf lord.

I do not know what or who you will be there, but I pray that the same fate that destroyed us smiles on you there.

love you, Tamia; I always have and always

have

Until I die.

a promise that

Black” 6 I read the letter several times, and each time, tears fell because it felt like I

life at

knew that would be suicide for my entire

not let her sacrifice be in

and

another letter addressed to the

I write to

Pack’s crime against you and did not partake in

entire east had to suffer the

a tribute to

do not write to make demands but to plead with

in my life; now that she is with you,

my wife dearly, and I plead with

her, but I plead with you

weren’t good because I found my

Tamia has suffered enough.

too much to ask, but please

likes to have coffee

always goes

hot chocolate, there has to be marshmallows in

vanilla salts

whenever she is having

her socks at night because her feet

after six in the evening, and she likes her

acts brave, but deep down, she

mind most of the time and is

take her

She is just herself.

do not kill her

it to burn

my wife to you after I have mourned her loss; please do not hurt her, and if you ever feel kindly towards

begging not as an Alpha but as a husband that has lost

eminence, take care of Tamia.” 16 I wrote, and tears streamed down my face with the last

want to admit to myself that she

to take her back, this was the least I could do to make sure

folded the letter in an envelope and linked Casper, my Beta,

and he was surprised to

he

sent her to spend some time with her

“Damn, Leo.

shit,” Casper

too,” I said, and he had a

her sacrifice, they

He told me, speaking his truth, and

all Kyle’s fault; he shouldn’t be allowed

attacks

attack a pack in the Western region?” He asked

denies doing it,” I

did it in his name because the Dark

check out.

the east was bringing an end to his

to liberate the west from

was Alpha Kyle who ordered

were his warriors, Alpha,” Casper said because I asked him to investigate Devin and

about Devin?” I

“His excuse checks out.

they knew of their alliance with the east,” He said, and

his faults so I could go after the bastard, Bane or whatever he called

would have found a way

need you to mail this to the north,”

looked worried and afraid of

my wife and a plea to the

collected it

later, I learned Devin was around, and we were all summoned for a

eager

might have given him some respect in the

at the party, and there was an

grieving their loss;

believed he was

treat his luna well, I wondered why he

was listening to