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.

guy and highly misunderstood,” I said,

have four men on

I would have to tell him that his family was involved

did not know how he would take it, but I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement under the carpet, so it does not

the case, I knew Gezel was not

being used, and they wanted me to

gut feeling was telling me to

would do with the

and I went straight

let her sit on my lap while

and

the names of the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia

bring

Kappa William

is my most loyal officer.” I told her, and she

because Wilson was the one that slapped her when

it, but I wondered

“It’s okay, darling.

gave him the day we arrived was satisfactory,” she said, giggling, and I

“Him too.

him too.” I confessed, and she kissed my forehead, saying

they

I

lap, and I wanted her there because I

we were hiding the fact

Gezel?”

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

in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked her

from him and sat quickly,

pampered, too,” she

fridge and gave it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling while she sat next

Kyle, and Maxwell

tribute swap,” I said, and Avery coughed, spilling the juice through

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

believe they have either lost it or are on

to swap his mate for you,

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

towards you,”

mixed feelings, and I knew it came to her as

her for not getting pregnant too, which was

would abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him all

“Max wants to do

he joined forces with Devin

men

watch them,” I

you have until you throw it

looking forward to

He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for

will treat him as an object soon,”

Leo to deliver such a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s

he has made peace with

thing I realised is that Leo

for granted and did not

was presumptuous about many things,

will work with

not like the

back gently,

when I told her I was willing

prisoner and

threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

Corrigan returned to the south today but said

been trying to put himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I was a bit

ever give up? “Let him see her,” I said, and everyone

looked at me,

She linked me,

“I trust you, Tamia.

him out so

are fated now, so I have nothing to

let me know Devin won’t have it easy when he saw

let’s talk about Gezel,” I said, and Marcel was

and he had to sit down

she is found guilty of treason, our family will be exiled, and she

us our reputation and good name,”

on sweeping it under the

is working with, so we can get closer

am telling you this so you can

won’t cause you to

said, looking at