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.

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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.

Tamia; I

have

Until I die.

that I

read the letter several times, and each time, tears fell because it felt

my life at those

the north and get her back, but I knew that would be suicide for my entire pack and me

not let her sacrifice be

I folded the letter and put it in

addressed to the Wolf Lord, Sylvester

write to

crime

the entire east had to suffer the

a tribute to save my pack, my life

not write to make demands but to plead with

most precious possession in my life; now that she is with you, I am empty

my wife dearly, and I plead with you to go

her, but I plead with you to

last few months together weren’t good because I found my

Tamia has suffered enough.

too much to ask, but please

likes to have

goes

hot chocolate, there has to be marshmallows

salts for

whenever she

her socks at night because

doesn’t eat after six in the

always acts brave, but deep down, she is sweet,

the time and is

take her defiance as

She is just herself.

not

it to

please do not hurt her, and

am begging not as an Alpha but as a husband that has lost his wife

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

did not want to admit to myself

take her back, this was the least I

letter in an envelope and linked Casper, my Beta, to meet me at

few minutes after I had called him, and he was surprised to see the empty living room, with nothing but a

is Amanda managing?” he

her to spend some time

“Damn, Leo.

Casper said, and I

like it, too,” I said,

her sacrifice, they didn’t wipe us

told me, speaking his truth, and I nodded because the

he shouldn’t be allowed to

Dark Alpha only attacks when he is

did Kyle attack a pack in the Western region?” He asked me,

doing

it in

check out.

was bringing an

to

said it was Alpha Kyle who ordered them

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

Devin?” I

“His excuse checks out.

the south because they knew of their alliance

his faults so I could go after the bastard, Bane or whatever he called himself; I was sure

a way to enact my

you to mail this to the north,” I said, handing

of

farewell to my wife

collected it

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

was eager

him some respect in the past, but he didn’t have my

party, and there was

was still grieving their loss;

believed he was

luna well, I wondered why he was grieving her, but

where he was listening to everyone’s complaints, and I walked up