Shadows of Destiny

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.

talk

am paying development taxes to the north.” I said,

you contact the Wolf Lord, Alpha,

to make a mistake,” he said, and I frowned at my beta, “He did not attack us when Devin and Max attacked

be the

us not be

place a call to him directly this time instead of sending a

then decide what to do based on his response.” Casper said, and I realised he

smacked my head for

that he was with my wife troubled me and

well, get me his

call him tomorrow and make my enquiries directly from him or

I was grateful for was that Enforcer Bryce Golubev

would have

he ate silver for breakfast,

they gave the

find

I was livid.

doing in

then entered the closet to be sure

and she

air the space” She explained, and I did

you not to go in there? Why did you do it?” I said, closing the door and locking it with a

will always be Tamia’s room, and you are not allowed in there,” I said, and she began

isn’t coming back,

we

didn’t give herself up, we wouldn’t have a life to move on with,” I said and

Leo! All you have done since

You have been distant.

It isn’t my fault that we are fated!” She said, and

to your father so

can never forgive myself,” I said, and she shook

not blame me for hurting Tamia,

rejected me instead of making out with me on the

should have shown her how much you loved

Instead, you held out.

because your lack of

wanted me, and she was the reason you

it what

gave me hope to

don’t blame me for her sadness or what you

That was you, Leo.

refuse to pay for your crimes.” She said and wiped

I was here or not, the north

chance against

face at the depth of truth she had spoken about me

She was right.

I caused it all.

her hope

Amanda; I did it

would have stood a chance if she fought beside me, but she gave up on us the moment she found out you were pregnant,” I said; she

did not climb on top

You did.

making me out to be the bad

lie I told against her, which you did not

had left you before she left physically, and you

to live in another woman’s shadow, but that

to make something beautiful out of the misery fate brought upon us, She said

supposed to stay in

to visit my father and return to where I came

and

stop making it seem like I was the one that did something bad here,” She said in

I sat down on the couch and bowed my head in

ashamed of

Amanda said

selfish and