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.

a desperate act of social climbing, then I do

to our home, allow them to

Dark Alpha; my

Yet we are here.

I say these eastern.

should be ashamed of themselves, “He said, and I put down my

was going to speak when I stopped

fingers, call people names and judge them when

when you have not experienced certain things, and judging people looking from

call us

call my mate vile and

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

monsters revived our faith in love and gave us the strength and courage

me hope when I thought all was

give me up; I gave

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

question your morals,” I said, picking up my fork to continue the meal;

No one said anything.

us a tour

that needed improvement, and I

relay to Sylvester when I got

people part- time work to

man.” Jake said, and

always known Leo to

glad the things that happened

asked, eager to know how he was doing but

looks like he has seen better days; Alpha Corrigan said he

closure,” He said, and I was hurt to learn that my letter did not give him the closure

my son during breakfast, I

think he is finding it

anything you can do to

you seem

would have used this opportunity to run

Jake said, and I thanked

will heal from

he is about twenty-six and ready to take over, but I am afraid he would make a bad decision that would get him and

“He will heal, Alpha.

do,” I said,

am sorry about the

truly feel honoured that he sent you,”

sighed and looked

women have been through a lot

all the strength you can manage

is a political jungle of

are never secure, so you have to

want to be affiliated with

that has happened, the council is

needs to be

and that was

not have a

to be a certain way so there would be peace

be kind, but someone has to

spillover of something from his father’s

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

me about the power struggle?” I asked, and he

He

wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate, but she

“Is there an issue?” he asked, and I shook my head “Nothing, but I would like to know more about her, and you seem to

nothing

She wasn’t so bright.

to her,” he said, and I was

a fated or

the man, and

a

the Belyaev family, so no one would dethrone

fated’s name was

a small merchant

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

woman was presented

about it often, but when the Belyaevs threatened to divide the north, Maurice

why Maurice became power-hungry

believe the man wanted to be

to

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