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.

you, Tamia; I always have and always

never have

Until I die.

promise that

Black” 6 I read the letter several times, and each time,

hated my life

I knew that would be suicide for my entire

could not let her sacrifice

letter and put

addressed

eminence, I write to you

Brent Pack’s crime against you and did

east had

as a tribute to

to make demands but to

precious possession in my life; now that she

plead

to return her, but

months together weren’t good because I found my

Tamia has suffered enough.

know if it is too much to ask, but please take

have

goes on

hot chocolate, there has to be marshmallows

salts

in her sleep whenever she

wear her socks at night because her feet get

six in the evening,

but deep down, she is sweet, innocent

mind most of the time and is a great

take her defiance as

She is just herself.

not

to

please do not hurt her, and if you ever feel kindly towards her

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

I wrote, and tears streamed down my face

admit to myself

though I dared not try to take her back, this was the least I

I folded the letter in an envelope and linked Casper, my Beta, to meet me

surprised to see the empty living

he asked, concerned for

some time with

“Damn, Leo.

shit,” Casper

feel like it, too,” I said, and he had

sacrifice, they didn’t wipe us

my Luna,” He told me, speaking his truth, and I nodded because the same went

be allowed to go free

only attacks when

the Western region?” He asked

denies doing it,” I

someone did it in his name

check out.

was bringing an end

they were trying to liberate the

captured said it was Alpha Kyle

warriors, Alpha,” Casper said because

Devin?” I

“His excuse checks out.

south because they knew of their alliance with the east,” He

or whatever he called himself; I was sure he

a way

to mail this to the north,” I said,

worried and afraid of the content of

my wife and a plea to the

it and

learned Devin was around,

was eager

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

at the party, and there was an

still grieving their loss; even Max was

I believed

well, I wondered

Devin where he was listening to