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.

he is a cool guy

the items to Gezel, and we have four men on her now,” Tamia linked me,

have to tell him that his family

I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement

case, I knew

and they wanted me

to protect them

we will wait to see what they would do with

and I went straight

let her sit on my lap while I went through my

my half-brother, and I was

the names of the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia asked me, sounding

will bring it

William

officer.” I told her,

she said, and I did not know how to respond because Wilson was the one that slapped her when they were

for it, but I wondered

“It’s okay, darling.

blow Theodore gave him the day we arrived was satisfactory,”

“Him too.

and she kissed my forehead, saying it

by Theo; I knew they were eager to know what

and I knew they

I wanted her there because I was hard as hell and trying to calm

and we were hiding the fact that we

with Gezel?” Marcel

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

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

juice from him and sat quickly,

be pampered, too,” she said, and everyone

to Linda, and Linda received it

and Maxwell put

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

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

have either lost it or are on some medication that isn’t good for their

to swap his mate for

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

actions towards you,” I said, and Linda was

feelings, and I knew it

not getting

himself now he knew the fault was with

wants to do the

since he joined forces with Devin to

two men

them,” I

you have until you throw it

am so looking forward

He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated as

object soon,” Theo said

Leo to deliver such a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia too?” Marcel

has made peace

is that Leo

and did not know his action would have

about many

the best and will work with us

does not like the Alpha and believes

Tamia’s back gently, and

told her I was willing

and

threatened by Leo, and I trust

“Oh, before I forget.

returned to the south today but said he would be back next

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

give up? “Let him see

looked at

She linked me, and I

“I trust you, Tamia.

out so he can leave us

I have nothing to worry about,

was a wickedness to her grin that let me know Devin

I said, and Marcel was

all we knew, and he had to sit down to

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

our reputation and

plan on sweeping it under the

will catch the people she is working with, so we can

telling you this so you can take

to be implicated

too, Theo,” I said,