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

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

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

Yet we are here.

I say these eastern.

said, and I put down my cutlery

to

to point fingers, call people names and judge them when

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

us whores and

my mate vile and evil, but

my ex-husband 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

our faith in love and gave us the

me hope when I

I

I sympathise with you, but Sylvester is nothing

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

No one said anything.

Alpha Brighton gave us a tour of

needed improvement, and

Sylvester when I got

people part- time work

is truly a nice man.” Jake said, and I smiled

always known Leo to have a

glad the things that happened didn’t

how he was doing but reluctant to show

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

was hurt to learn that my letter

breakfast, I

he is finding it hard to

is anything you can

you seem pretty

or you would have

lucky man,” Jake said, and I

Mikail will heal from what happened to

I am afraid he would make a bad decision

“He will heal, Alpha.

do,” I

about the initial

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

sighed and looked at Avery

through a lot

need all the strength you can

political jungle of people

never secure, so you have

want to be affiliated with

the council is only partially loyal

needs to be

and that

I do not have a

to be a certain way so there would be peace in

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

might be suffering a spillover

know of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He

about the power struggle?”

Stephanie Volkov,” He

nice woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate,

and you seem to be in the best position

is nothing special

She wasn’t so bright.

his fated to her,” he said,

that Maurice had a fated or

fated?” I asked the man, and

was a well-kept

member of the Belyaev family, so no one

name was Lady Alissa

a small merchant

share her title even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than

she always ensured the woman was presented as one of his

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

became power-hungry

believe the man wanted to be

no one would be able to threaten

by wiping out the Belyaevs and their supporters, which were the Babanins and the part of the Lawrence family, leaving Stephanie