Shadows of Destiny

Chapter 28

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.

a peace talk with him,” I said, and they began

“The man is mad.

not answer us

greedy and

stop until he gets what he wants,”

made up his mind about

will try and have a peaceful meeting with him,” I said, and Ramzey

“This is Kyle’s mess.

us; he should have a peaceful meeting with

risk your life?”

Ramzey, but this

brought him,

us, we still chose to Join

did

peace talk with Bane,” I said, owning up to my responsibility, and

you, we will go

as simple

is building, and going to war with him will cripple the size

not win, but we

the bastard and die than take orders from him,” Max said, and I realised he, too, had it in for

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

tried to insinuate that Tamia wrote her letter under duress, but I had to

breaking my promise to my wife, I

on her and performed my

refused to give her up and would have laid down my

should take her

was probably enjoying herself there and had

the top officers, she was probably with the Alpha, Beta,

be better than what she

community full moon walks, I saw the silver scars on Mia’s white fur

ignored it because

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

was a desperate alpha looking for

loved his Luna enough

I looked at Kyle.

take place on Hill

meeting me there,” I said and

decided to

and found northern warriors at my

they did not seem like they came to fight me, I had to be

wife away the last time they were

and

had learned we were

we will have a full house

as the news was, my joy

life

I would be taking this transition into parenthood without

began to accept that I was the cause of my

to keep my promise, and it will stay with me like

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

what Amanda did with the place; I prefered the way Tamia decorated it, but it

noticed she had served them some small bites and

stupid enough to

for both Bane and the Wolf Lord to come

at me and went

still yet to let her move into

still there, and

to accept it, and it didn’t bother her

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

“I am Jacob Mikhailov.

he said, and I nodded, he looked

need to introduce myself; he knew

know if you are interested in working

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

to help liberate your people and end his reign of

what expense, Mr Jacob? The part that joined with Devin did it willingly; I do not want them

promised to give them what I

do not believe in

hardship upon my people by attacking

north

dealt the

about the alleged attack instigated by Brent pack before wrecking

never recover from the loss

gained allies because

are willing to let go of our loved ones, however painful it

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