Shadows of Destiny

Down South.

~Devin~ Since the dinner party where I found Tamia, I haven’t been able to sleep.

I stayed awake most nights, wondering what to do.

I had just agreed to an alliance with the east; it would be wrong to ask the leader to part with his wife because she was my fated.

4 I knew she wasn’t an Alpha breed when she couldn’t sense me and convincing her she was mine was going to be complicated.

The situation between her and Leo made me hopeful, but I wanted to wait a bit.

I knew Leo wouldn’t hold on to her for too long, and I hoped to claim her when they decided to call it quits.

Little did I know Volkov would come calling, bullying his way through.

As much as I had tried to ignore the Volkovs, they always had a way of messing with me.

First, it was my parents and my youth.

Because of Maurice, my father died early, and I could not be a normal teenager because I had to take over.

Now Sylvester has taken my fated.

Attacking the estate in the north was stupid, and many lives were lost in the process, but I was desperate.

I couldn’t take it anymore.

My wolf, Rex, was in pain, and I was hurting every day, knowing that, just like my mother, I might never see my fated again.

When Leo asked me if I had told Sylvester that Tamia was my fated, I could not help but chuckle.

The Volkovs never let go of what they have taken.

They are called trophies for a reason.

They are keepsakes, living proof that they have conquered a place.

I did not know what to do, and as time passed, I became more desperate.

I had to respect Leo for calling a meeting because just as he had heard that I was going to attack the east to take over the rest of the east, I had heard that he would attack me to take back the part of the east that joined the South.

The man did not like trouble, which was one of his strengths.

I decided I would be more careful before acting because someone or some people were clearly trying to knock our heads together.

It still hurt that Kyle thought I would orchestrate the attack against the western borders.

Honestly, I believed Kyle did it, and when it went south, he denied it, but as the days passed, I began to suspect that Sylvester might have orchestrated the entire thing so he could have a reason to attack the east and subdue them.

2 If only Leo could see that it would be wrong to keep allowing the mad lord to rule us.

How many more do we have to give? 3 Even though Leo did not want to go after Sylvester, I will.

For Tamia’s sake, I will.

The universe made her for me, fate gave her to me, and I wasn’t willing to let go.

Leo told me Sylvester and Tamia were together, and it repulsed me.

I was sure she was only doing what she could to survive.

would do the same

living with Leo and

hurt her so deeply that

that she had written to several alphas in the South to grant her permission to own

was actively making

held her in my arms? 3 I did not know what to do and

can’t continue like this,” Rex,

lying on the grass at the back of my house

I lived alone.

since my

anyone seriously, and I never brought

wanted to wait for my fated, and I always let the person I was dating

“We can’t let Sylvester keep her, Devin,” Rex said, growling in

was in

am moving as fast as I

we strike, we have to get it right,” I told my wolf,

because he was happy about

pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes,

for the visit because of my mental state, but I

only glad that I was able

dragged my feet and got ready to head to my office and

the office and waited for

man eventually arrived, apologising that he had a long night because he had to

a drink, and he

Alpha

you, but it is them that are savages,” he said, gulping his

The man was annoyed.

he got much rest, and his appearance was

tucked in, and he had

decency to allow us to mourn our

did not attack my pack and decided to invite

believe someone agreed to

was a luna

One of his trophies.

I

ranting, but he had lost me with

Tamia Albert?” I

“Pretty woman.

she would be tied to

must say she seemed happy for

not tell if it were pretence or that it was her actual state of

began to beat fast, and

was filled with anger and fear and battling tears from

so much I could

growl

be able to sense our bond

guessed Leo wasn’t lying when he said they had

a way to see

needed her to know that she

asked me, and I tried

I am,” I said, and he drank the scotch and

settle? I learned his woman left him many years

fucked up the family was and didn’t

she dodged