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.

suggest we have a peace talk with him,” I said, and they

“The man is mad.

will not answer us or

greedy

until he gets what he wants,”

made up his mind about fighting

try and have a peaceful meeting

“This is Kyle’s mess.

brought the bastard upon us; he should have a

you risk your life?”

anger, Alpha Ramzey, but this is beyond

brought him, but we

that the Wolf Lord wasn’t bothering us, we

we did it wholeheartedly; it can’t be his cross

I am to have that peace talk with Bane,” I said,

happens to you, we will go

as simple

going to war with him will cripple the size and strength of his

not win, but we will

him,” Max

had written several letters to Avery in the north but never

Tamia wrote her letter under duress, but I

my promise to my wife, I never maltreated her

and performed my duties

give her up and would have laid down my

should take her silence as moving

enjoying herself there

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

better than what she and Mia had with

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

because it wasn’t

with Max to let go, he didn’t

could see was a desperate alpha looking for a

never loved his Luna

I looked at Kyle.

tomorrow evening, to take place on Hill valley land,

me there,”

so I decided to

northern

did not seem like they came to fight me,

took my wife away the last time they were at

composed myself and

showing, and we had learned we

have

as the news was,

wasn’t the life I wanted for

this transition into

to accept that I was the cause

was too weak to keep my promise,

sends us,” The man leading the envoy said

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

served them

stupid enough to slip

Bane and the Wolf Lord to

smiled at me and

was still yet to let her move

still there, and her pictures

to accept it, and it didn’t bother her

this visit?” I asked

“I am Jacob Mikhailov.

he said, and I nodded, he looked more like

to introduce myself; he knew

wants to know if you are

taken part of the East, and threatens to force your

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

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

give them what

do not

my people by attacking us and taking our wives,

north

dealt the first

would have had peace talks about

of us will never recover from the loss we

allies

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

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