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 him,” I said, and they

“The man is mad.

not answer

is greedy

he gets what he wants,”

made up his mind about

peaceful meeting with him,” I said,

“This is Kyle’s mess.

us; he should

should you risk your life?”

understand your anger, Alpha Ramzey, but this

brought him, but we

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

the alliance; we did it wholeheartedly; it can’t be

the East, I am to have that peace talk with Bane,” I said, owning up to

happens to you, we

is as simple

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

might not win, but we will

die than take orders from him,” Max said, and

several letters to Avery in

Tamia wrote her letter under duress, but I had to point

breaking my promise to my wife, I never maltreated

never lay a finger on her and performed my duties as a husband towards

to give her up and would have laid down

he should take

probably enjoying herself there and had moved

north to split Lunas among the top officers, she was probably with the Alpha,

what she and Mia

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

because

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

could see was a desperate alpha looking for a

never loved his Luna enough to treat her

I looked at Kyle.

evening, to take place on Hill valley land, where it

will feel safe meeting me there,”

I decided to rush home

arrived and found northern warriors at my

seem like they came to fight me, I had to be

my wife away the last

myself and walked

and we had learned we were

have

as the news was, my joy

wasn’t the life I

this transition into parenthood without

accept that I was the cause

my promise,

the North sends us,” The man leading the envoy said to me, and I nodded and sat down on the couch in my

with the place; I prefered the way Tamia decorated

had served them some small bites

just hoped she wasn’t stupid enough

I wanted was for both Bane

smiled at me and

was still yet to let her

clothes were still there, and her pictures

to accept it, and it

I owe this visit?”

“I am Jacob Mikhailov.

nodded, he looked more like a

not need to introduce myself; he knew who

wants to know if you are

part of the East, and threatens to force your

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

part that joined with Devin did it willingly;

has promised to give them

do not believe in

north has brought this hardship upon my people by attacking us and taking our wives,

is the north that

dealt the first

wanted peace, they would have had peace talks about the alleged attack instigated by Brent

us will never recover from the loss we incurred

allies because of

us are willing to let go of our