Shadows of Destiny

Back In The East.

~Leo~ Protecting what was left of my territory from Bane’s invasion was hard, but I had to.

These were times when I would have loved Tamia on my team.

She knew exactly what to do and how to act.

I was leaning on Max and Kyle, and our odds didn’t seem great.

When the lesser Alphas joined with Bane, it didn’t hurt.

I felt it was their choice.

They wanted to go after the wolf lord and get their daughters back; some wanted revenge for their loved ones.

I could understand their pain.

However the Wolf Lord tried to justify his attack, his actions were wrong.

Attacking the entire East because a pack from the East 1/19 dared to attack him was wrong.

I knew it was cowardly to accept defeat and urge the East to rebuild and move on, but I did not want us to lose more than we had already.

The northern soldiers were strong, and they had a larger army.

Combining our strength with the south would have evened the playing field, but I did not trust Bane’s intentions, and I still don’t.

I had called a meeting with the remaining Alphas under me, and they answered.

When the alphas arrived, they were angry and scared at the same time.

Everyone blamed Kyle for our misfortunes because he was the one that brought Bane to What pissed all of us off was Bane wanted us to join up by force.

It was as if the part of the East that willingly went with him was not good enough.

He wanted Kyle, Max and me on his team too.

During the meeting, I watched the alphas argue and push blame around, which wasn’t why I called the meeting.

I called the meeting because I needed to find the best solution for peace.

Joining Bane was out of the question.

“We need to call a truce,” I said, and the hall went quiet.

“We can’t do that, Alpha Leo; the man is mad.

I heard something about him calling himself the rightful Wolf lord because he killed Maurice Volkov,” Ramsey said.

I was surprised about how ambitious Bane was.

“We need to find a way to tell him we do not share in his views and we won’t go to war against the North,” I told them, and they agreed.

“How will we do that? We have already told him we maintain a neutral stance.

How else can we tell that bastard that we are not interested in his promises and helping him further his cause?” Alpha Christian said.

“Since you told us Luna Tamia spoke highly of the Wolf Lord, and that he has been treating our sisters and daughters well, we have made peace.

How many more do we have to lose?” Timothy said, sounding as frail as he was.

He was one of the Alphas that did not bother fighting.

He just handed his granddaughter over as tribute because his daughter was already mated.

I could understand his fear.

“I say we take the war to Bane and let him know he has his limits.

What he took from the East isn’t the best of the East; we can take him down,” Gaston said, and I shook my head.

“Luna Tamia was one of our best strategists, Luna Avery dealt with welfare, and Luna Linda dealt with shelter protection.

With those three aspects of our society unattended, we stand no chance.

The north crippled us already by taking the three most powerful Lunas of the east.

We have to rely on strength, and as my wife always said, smarts beats strength any day,” I said, remembering Tamia, and we were silent.

3 “We can still manage with what we have,” Gaston said, and I nodded.

“Of course, we can, but we do not want any more bloodshed.

peace talk with

“The man is mad.

not answer

greedy

stop until he gets what he

had made up his

a peaceful meeting with him,”

“This is Kyle’s mess.

he should have a peaceful meeting with

you risk your life?” Ramzey said,

understand your anger, Alpha Ramzey, but this is beyond

him, but we

the Wolf Lord wasn’t bothering us, we still chose to Join

not force us to accept the alliance; we did it wholeheartedly; it can’t be his cross

the leader of the East, I am to have that peace talk with Bane,” I said, owning up to my responsibility, and

to you, we will go to war with

as simple as

us for the army he is building, and going to war

not win, but

hurt the bastard and die than take orders from him,” Max said, and I realised he, too,

written several letters to Avery in the north but never got any

under duress, but I had

breaking my promise to my wife, I never maltreated her for Amanda’s

lay a finger on her and performed my

refused to give her up and would have laid

anything, he should take her silence as moving

probably enjoying herself there and had

was a tradition in the north to split Lunas among the top officers, she was probably with the Alpha, Beta, Gammal or Delta and

be better than what she and

saw the silver scars on

ignored it because it wasn’t my

I had been pleading with Max to let go, he didn’t want to, and now he

could see was a desperate alpha looking

his Luna enough to treat her

I looked at Kyle.

place on

safe meeting me there,” I said and ended

the meeting, so I decided to

arrived and found northern warriors at

seem like they came to fight me,

last time they were at my

and walked

was showing, and we had

will have a full

news was, my

wasn’t the life I

taking this transition into parenthood without Tamia was

slowly began to accept that I was the cause

too weak to keep my promise,

us,” The man leading the envoy said to me, and I nodded and sat down on

I prefered the way Tamia decorated it, but it was Amanda’s home now, and she could

served them

she wasn’t stupid

wanted was for both Bane and the Wolf Lord to

at me and

yet to let her

there, and her pictures graced

it, and it didn’t bother

what do I owe this visit?” I asked the man

“I am Jacob Mikhailov.

Council spokesman,” he said, and I nodded, he looked more like a warrior to me, but

did not need to introduce myself; he knew

know if you are interested

Devin Corrigan has taken part of the East, and threatens to force your remaining region to come

liberate your people and end his reign of terror,” He said, and I

Mr Jacob? The part that joined with Devin

give them

not believe in

upon my people by attacking us and taking our

is the north that has wronged

dealt the

had peace talks about the

of us will never recover from the loss

allies

our loved ones,