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

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

the Dark Alpha; my mother was

Yet we are here.

I say these eastern.

themselves, “He said, and I put down my cutlery and

father was going to speak

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

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

us whores and

and evil, but

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

our faith in love and gave us the strength and courage to try

tears and gave me hope

up; I gave myself up to get away

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

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

No one said anything.

us a tour

needed improvement, and

to Sylvester when I

has offered my people part-

is truly a nice man.” Jake

had always known Leo to

the things that happened didn’t

eager to know how he was doing but reluctant to show

he has seen better days; Alpha

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

told my son during breakfast, I figured he

he is finding it hard

there is anything you can do to help

seem pretty

you would have used

is a lucky man,” Jake said, and I

will heal from what happened

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

“He will heal, Alpha.

do,” I said, and he

sorry about the

truly feel honoured that he sent you,” he said, and I

and looked at Avery

through a lot

all the strength you can manage in

jungle of

places as lunas are never secure, so you have to

to

happened, the council is only partially

needs to be

this, and that was why he was

not have a grudge

needed to be a certain way so there

trying to be kind, but someone has to be stern, keep an eye open, and ears

might be suffering a spillover of

struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He said, and I absorbed every

about the power struggle?” I asked,

Volkov,” He said, and

well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He said, and he noticed

there an issue?” he asked, and I shook my head “Nothing, but I would like to know more about her, and you seem to be in the best position to tell me since you experienced

nothing special about

She wasn’t so bright.

preferred his fated to

Maurice had a fated or that Stephanie had

asked the man, and he

was a well-kept

a member of the Belyaev

was Lady

small merchant family in

share her title even though the Lord was and

ensured the woman was presented as

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

Maurice became

man wanted to be

able to threaten him as

by wiping out the Belyaevs and their supporters, which were the Babanins and the part of the