Shadows of Destiny

Brighton’s festival ~Tamia~ 1 Avery and I insisted on sharing the same room.

Alpha Jake offered to have his pack doctor examine me, but I refused.

I planned on managing the condition until I got back to the north.

“That went well; too well, I must say,” Avery linked me, trying to be cautious, and I smiled at her.

“He believed Leo when he told him but still felt insulted until I showed up,” I linked her back, explaining my deduction.

“Alpha Jake Brighton is an old-fashioned man.

He expected word to have gone to Sylvester’s ears of the atrocity in Brighton, and he expected Sylvester to apologise personally even though he had no hand in it.

It is an ego thing for the old man, nothing more.” I linked Avery, and she laughed.

1 “What do you think about Councilwoman Pamela? The woman reeks of treachery,” Avery said aloud, and I laughed.

It would be unwise for us to remain silent all through the room.

Being former Lunas of top packs, we understood the politics.

Alpha Brighton wanted to keep an eye on us and our activities in his territory, so he offered we stay in his house; I was sure people were listening to our conversation.

We had dinner with Alpha Jake, Mikail, his nephew, Iris, his daughter and Donald, his son.

His son and nephew were about my age, and I figured Donald would succeed his father soon.

His daughter, Iris, kept staring at us during dinner, and I was a bit uncomfortable, but I let it be.

We ate in silence and returned to our room.

“Donald did not seem to like us.

I do not know what his deal is.

Jake’s nephew, Mikail, was worse.

He kept staring at us.

Honestly, I can’t wait to be out of this place,” Avery said, lying next to me, and I smiled.

The feeling was mutual.

“I am missing Marcel,” She said and sighed.

“He didn’t want me to come, but I insisted.

Right now, I just want to head back to the north and never leave his side.

It has just been a few hours, and I am missing him so badly,” She said, and I smiled because I felt the same way.

I wondered what Sylvester was doing.

As much as I wanted to place a call, it was best I didn’t.

I was about to fall asleep when my phone.

rang.

I did not need to guess who it was.

I answered in a heartbeat.

“Miss me already, Green eyes?” he said, and I giggled on the phone.

“More than you can imagine.

Would have returned in the morning, but Alpha Jake invited us to a festival tomorrow evening, so we will return after the festival,” I said, and he grumbled on the phone.

We talked about his day, and I handed the phone to Avery to speak with Marcel.

Apparently, she did not come with her phone.

We said good night and fell asleep.

We had breakfast in the morning with our host and his children, and it was a very uncomfortable one.

“When are you two leaving?” Donald asked with a very disrespectful tone, and his father cautioned him.

“You might choose to be silent, but I won’t.

They are marrying the men that attacked their people and took them away from their husbands.

act of social climbing, then I do

welcome them to our home, allow them to eat at our table and pretend everything is

have a mother because of the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken

Yet we are here.

I say these eastern.

“He said, and I put down

father was going to

to point fingers, call people names and judge them when you do not have the full

to speak about loyalty and moral values when you have not experienced certain things,

us

vile and evil, but he

broke his promises and forced me to live with his fated, and I lost my rights and standing as luna? Where was your moral compass when Avery’s husband abused her and her wolf day and night, forced her to live with his mistress and placed the

in love and gave us the strength and courage to

away my tears and gave me hope when I thought all

me up; I gave myself up to get away

your mother and aunt, I sympathise with you, but

you are too blind to see it, you need to look into the mirror and question your morals,” I said, picking up my fork to continue the meal; I could not let

No one said anything.

us a tour

many things that needed improvement, and I

relay to Sylvester when I got

has offered my people part- time work to help

nice man.” Jake said, and I smiled at

always known Leo

was glad the things that happened didn’t take it

is he?” I asked, eager to know how he was doing

he has seen better days; Alpha Corrigan said

he needs closure,” He said, and I was hurt to learn that my letter did not

breakfast, I

is finding it hard

anything you can

you seem pretty

you would have

Jake said, and I thanked

Mikail will heal from what

handed the pack over to Donald yet; he is about twenty-six and ready to take over, but I am afraid he would make a bad decision

“He will heal, Alpha.

all do,” I said, and

sorry about the

feel honoured that he

sighed and looked at Avery

have been through a lot and are still

the strength you

a political jungle of people wrestling for

lunas are never secure, so you have

many people want to

happened, the council is only

needs to

that was why he was

not have

certain way so there would be peace in

kind, but someone has to be stern,

suffering a spillover

some of us old Alphas know of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He said, and I absorbed every word and then used that opportunity to ask

you mind telling me about the power

with Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and

her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He said,

would like to know more about her, and you seem to be in the best position to tell me since you experienced when she was in power,” I

is nothing special

She wasn’t so bright.

Maurice preferred his fated to her,” he said, and I was

or that Stephanie had to share him with

I asked the man,

was a well-kept

is a member of the Belyaev family, so no

was

a small merchant

though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than

the woman was

and Stephanie fought about it often, but when the Belyaevs threatened

Maurice became power-hungry

believe the man wanted

to threaten him as the

able to take over completely and subdue them by wiping out the Belyaevs and their supporters, which were the