Shadows of Destiny

A firm hand -Sylvester- Leo and I spent a while in the booth, and soon it was time to join our families, so we left the booth.

While Leo walked me to my family’s booth so he could say hello to Tamia, Max and Kyle joined.

It was clear they were lurking around and waiting.

Leo shook his head, indicating I disagreed.

“Your Emminence, I believe a fated is more valuable than a chosen.

We feel it would be more…” Max said, and I looked at him.

“You are lucky I am in the spirit of forgiveness, Alpha Blanch.

I haven’t forgotten that you attacked my estate with your men.” I said, and he was silent.

“Tribute does not work that way.

There can be no swap.

As you can see, the women have moved on.

Avery is happy and will marry Marcel Sidorov during the blue moon.

Likewise, Linda is four months pregnant and will marry Theodore Orlov on the same day.

They are now ladies of the north and above you; they are not yours, so a swap cannot take place,” I said calmly as we walked towards my booth.

“What if we talk to..” I heard Kyle say, and I was irritated.

I stopped in my track and looked at him.

“You are lucky Theodore isn’t here.

He would have bashed your face in.

How dare you ask your men to fuck your wife for entertainment while you watch?” I asked, and Max gasped.

“You are lucky I am not your Alpha.

I would have stripped you of your title and seized your lands and money.

Then I would have had you locked up to serve time, but Leo seems a bit too liberal for the good of the east,” I said, and Maxwell looked at Kyle with disgust.

“It isn’t what you think.

I was..” Kyle said, trying to justify himself, but the words won’t come because what he did was wrong.

“You hurt that woman and traumatised her.

It took a lot for Theo to help her come out of it,” I told him, and he was silent.

Max had a judgemental look in his eyes.

“And you think you are smart,” I told Max.

“Asking your wife to shift so you can beat the shit out of your wife, and no one would know.

Who does that? With silver, Max? Mia has scars on her lovely white fur.

I can’t believe you all did these things because you had found your fated.

It is absurd.

I want to believe that your mates had agendas other than having you to themselves,” I said, and they were silent.

“Anyway, the answer is no.

You are lucky I am in good spirits or I would have taken disciplinary action against you to discourage others that plan on walking in your footsteps,” I said.

I looked ahead and saw my family’s booth.

“Well, I guess this is where we part,” I said, shook Leo and left them to go to my booth.

It was best for Leo to say hello to Tamia some other time because I did not want Marcel and Theo to deal with Max and Kyle outside the pitch.

I was happy that I had found myself an ally in Leo.

All that remained now was for the actual investigation to begin.

I got to the booth, and Tamia looked at me with expectant eyes.

I smiled at her and kissed her.

“I am alright, darling.

I am not as troubled as I was this morning, and Leo and I have made headway,” I said, and she raised her eyebrow at me, which made me smile.

are right; he is a cool guy and

four men on her now,” Tamia linked me, and I nodded

tell him that his family was involved in

but I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement under the carpet,

case, I knew Gezel was not the

believe she was being used, and they wanted me to catch her so it would implicate

feeling was telling me to protect them first

to see what they would

I went straight

let her sit on my lap while I went

trying to trace my half-brother, and I was

bringing the list with the names of the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia asked

bring

Kappa William

most loyal officer.” I told her, and she smiled at

respond because Wilson was the one that slapped

the Kappa for it, but I wondered if Tamia

“It’s okay, darling.

we arrived was satisfactory,” she said, giggling,

“Him too.

I confessed, and she kissed my forehead, saying

Theo; I knew they were eager to know what Leo and I

I knew they were looking

wanted her there because I was hard as hell and

and we were hiding the fact that we were fated from

with Gezel?”

I will tell you what Leo said,” I said, trying to save the serious thing for

took orange juice from the small fridge in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked

juice from him and sat quickly, leaving

get to be pampered, too,” she said, and everyone

Linda, and Linda

Kyle, and Maxwell put him up to

tribute swap,” I said, and

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

believe they have either lost it or are on some medication

his mate

later explained that Kyle found out that her triplets aren’t biologically his, and he has difficulty

his actions towards you,” I said, and Linda

see her mixed feelings, and I knew

for not

he knew the fault

to do

it since he joined forces with

two men are

have to watch them,” I said,

have until you

am so looking forward to Rugby

my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated as if they are

will treat him as an object soon,” Theo said

guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia too?” Marcel said, and

he has made peace with

realised is that Leo genuinely

for granted and did not know his action

about many things,

us the best and will work with us

does not like the Alpha and believes the

shady.” I said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she

when I told her I was willing to allow her friendship with Leo to

and has the right

threatened by

“Oh, before I forget.

but said he would

have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I

“Let him see her,” I said,

at me,

linked me,

“I trust you, Tamia.

should hear him out

to worry about, “I

a wickedness to her grin that let me know Devin won’t have

about Gezel,” I said, and Marcel was

all we knew, and he had to sit

of her actions? If she is found guilty of treason, our

our reputation and good name,” he said,

sweeping it under the

the people she is working with, so we can get

this so you

won’t cause you to be implicated in

said, looking at