Shadows of Destiny

Chapter 41

Enforcer Bryce Golubev ~Leo~ I was sitting in my office when Casper came to me in a hurry.

He seemed like he had rushed there from home.

I had asked him to take the week off because his mate had given birth, so I knew whatever might have brought him to my office was important.

‘Envoys have been sent from the north and have just passed Hill Valley; they are heading here, Alpha.

They say the Lord sent them,” Casper said, sounding nervous, and I knew why.

We had waited for the Wolf Lord to bring his people since he conquered us and took most of our women as trophies.

I thought he had changed his mind when time passed, and nothing happened, but I was wrong.

“Are they officers?” I asked Casper, and he nodded.

“Marlo said they were battle ready.

It seems they believe we might revolt to whatever news they bring, and they are willing to use force if necessary.” Casper said, sounding worried, and I wondered what more Volkov wanted from me.

He had taken everything from me.

What more did he want? I sat in my office and told Casper to go home, just in case it turned into a fight, so he would not be caught up in it.

“I won’t leave you to face those barbarians alone.

What Kyle did to us is unforgivable because he was the one that made that man pick interest in the east,” he said, complaining bitterly.

We sat worried about what might befall us.

Finally, the men arrived, and I offered them seats in my office.

They did not seem like they wanted to stay, so I did not bother to ask questions; I just let them get straight to the point.

“Alpha Albert, My name is Bryce Golubev, a lead enforcer for the northern council, appointed and sanctioned by lord Volkov himself,” He said with pride.

I nodded at him and greeted him.

I wondered why a head enforcer would be sent to me, and it bothered me.

“We are here, under the order of the council by lord Volkov, to collect on the eastern developmental tax,” He said.

I frowned at him, not knowing what the hell he was talking about.

“What taxes?” I asked the man, and he brought out a document with the Wolf Lord’s seal.

“Why are we to pay these taxes?” I asked him.

“This tax is for the regions under the Wolf Lord.

This region has been conquered by the north,” he said and stood up.

“I am not here to chit-chat, alpha Albert.

I will be back in a week to collect.

Please make what is necessarily available.” He said, and they excused themselves.

1 I felt insulted.

Sylvester was testing my patience.

I might be passive and dislike war, but this is too much.

First, he takes my wife from me and now this.

There was just so much a man could take.

I wasn’t over losing my Luna; now he was doing this.

How far to the ground did he want to beat me? Devin was right about this man being a bully.

“What should we do?” Casper asked me, and I sighed.

“Call a meeting.

a serious talk with our people and know what we

no way I am paying development taxes

the Wolf

want us to make a mistake,” he said, and I frowned at my beta, “He did not

the council abusing its

not be

think you should place a call to him directly

on his

smacked my head for being

wasn’t over the fact that he was with my

me

make my enquiries directly from him

for was that Enforcer Bryce Golubev did not decide to attack

would have been

man looked like he ate silver

what they gave the northern

to find Amanda cleaning Tamia’s

I was livid.

are you doing

rushed to the room, then entered

the room, and she

wanted to clean the room and air the space” She explained, and

to go in there? Why did you do it?” I said, closing

always be Tamia’s room, and you are not

coming

she has moved on with her life, so why can’t we move on with ours?” She yelled back at me,

wouldn’t have a life to move on with,” I said

you, Leo! All you have done since they took

You have been distant.

took her! It isn’t my fault that we

lied to your father so he

my wife in ways I can never forgive myself,” I said, and she shook

blame me for

me instead of making out

much you loved her and

Instead, you held out.

force my way in because your lack of rejection gave

wanted me, and she was the

it what you

actions gave me hope to

me for her sadness or what you did

That was you, Leo.

refuse to pay for your

not, the north

chance against those soldiers,”

down my face at the depth of truth she had spoken about me not having the

She was right.

I caused it all.

her hope

Amanda; I

beside me, but she gave up on us the moment she found out you were pregnant,”

top

You did.

me out to

than the lie I told against her, which you did not believe, I did

you before she left physically, and you

live in another woman’s shadow, but that was what fate mapped

the misery fate brought

wasn’t supposed to stay

return to where I came from, on Kanes Island in the

had a job and a

it seem like I was the one that did something bad

I sat down on the couch

was ashamed of

that Amanda said was

was selfish and

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