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.

I would do the same in

living with Leo and

hurt her so deeply that her captivity would

South to grant her permission to own land and property in

was actively making

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

this,” Rex, my wolf, said, and I

on the grass at the back of my house in

I lived alone.

alone since

dated anyone seriously, and I never brought a woman

fated, and I always let the person I was

“We can’t let Sylvester keep her,

was in

as

to get it right,” I told my wolf, and

because he was happy about my response; he knew

pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes, was

the visit because of my mental state,

was only glad that I

to head to my

arrived at the office and waited

had a long night because he had to go to

him a drink, and

you so much, Alpha Devin, for

is them that are savages,” he said,

The man was annoyed.

look like he got much rest, and his appearance was messy and

tucked in, and he

did not have the decency

did not attack my pack and decided to invite us

someone agreed to marry

she was a luna

One of his trophies.

I

Albert..” He said, ranting, but he had

Albert?” I

“Pretty woman.

be tied to

she seemed

that it was her actual state of mind,” The man said, and

fast, and my hands were

with anger and fear and battling tears from

so much

to growl

our

when he said

way to see her before he

know that

me, and I tried

am,” I said, and he

settle? I learned his woman left him

fucked up the family was and didn’t want to

she dodged a