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 in her

with Leo

hurt her so deeply that

alphas in the South to grant her permission to own land and

was actively making efforts to leave

didn’t she tell me her plans the day we danced and I held her in my arms? 3 I did not

can’t continue like this,” Rex, my

the grass at the back of my house in

I lived alone.

had lived alone since my father passed

never dated anyone seriously, and

my fated, and I always let the person

be so unlucky? “We can’t let Sylvester keep her, Devin,” Rex said,

in

moving as fast

right,” I told

wasn’t because he was happy about

territory was attacked for taxes, was on his

because of my mental

was only glad that I was able to

got ready to head to my office

arrived at the office and

night because he had

offered him a

much, Alpha Devin,

north speaks poorly of you, but it is them that are savages,” he said,

The man was annoyed.

got much rest, and his

tucked in, and he had sandals

not have the decency to

my pack and decided to

believe someone agreed to marry

a luna

One of his trophies.

I must

ranting, but he had lost

say, Tamia Albert?” I asked

“Pretty woman.

she would be

she seemed happy

pretence or that it was her actual

beat fast, and

anger and fear and battling tears from

so much I could

growl

be able to sense our bond

he said

way to see her before

know that she

me, and I tried to

I said, and he

the bastard would settle? I learned his woman left him many years ago and came down

have realised how fucked up the family was and didn’t want

she dodged