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.

shameless and a desperate act of social climbing, then

allow them to eat at our table and

mother because of the Dark Alpha; my

Yet we are here.

I say these eastern.

and I put down my cutlery and wiped my

to speak

people names and judge them when you do not have

and moral values when you have

us whores and

call my mate vile and evil, but he was our

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 bitch

and gave us the strength and courage

away my tears and gave me hope when I thought all

husband did not give me up; I gave myself up to get away from

for your mother and aunt, I sympathise with you, but Sylvester is

are too blind to see it, you need to look into the mirror and question your morals,” I said, picking up my fork

No one said anything.

gave us a tour of

many things that needed improvement, and I made

to Sylvester

offered my people part- time work to help

truly a nice man.” Jake said, and

Leo to

the things that happened didn’t take it from

know how he was doing but reluctant to show

he has seen better days; Alpha Corrigan said he is still hurting over

closure,” He said, and I was hurt to learn that my letter did

what you told my son during breakfast, I figured

finding it hard to forgive

you

you seem pretty

would have used this

Jake said, and

will heal from what happened

take over, but I am afraid he would make a bad decision that would get him and our people into trouble.”

“He will heal, Alpha.

I said, and he

am sorry about the initial

eminence that I truly feel honoured that he sent you,” he

and looked at

women have been through a lot and

strength you can manage in

is a political jungle of people

never secure, so you

want to

that has happened, the council is only

to

that was why he

do not have

to be a certain way so there would be peace

kind, but someone has to be stern, keep an eye

spillover of something from

us old Alphas know of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He said, and I absorbed

you mind telling me about the power struggle?” I

Volkov,” He said, and

woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He said, and he noticed

would like to know more about her, and you seem to be

is nothing special

She wasn’t so bright.

why Maurice preferred his fated to her,” he

a fated or that Stephanie

fated?” I asked the man, and

a well-kept

member of the Belyaev family,

was Lady

small merchant family

Stephanie would not share her title even though the Lord was

ensured the woman was presented as

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

became power-hungry and a

believe the man wanted to

would be able to threaten him as the

Belyaevs and their supporters, which were the