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.

cool guy and highly misunderstood,” I said, and she

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

him that his

hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement under the carpet, so it does not

I knew Gezel was

she was being used, and they wanted me to catch her so

was telling me to protect

they would

early, and I went straight to

me, and I let her sit on my lap while I went through my email on my

still trying to trace my half-brother, and I was still trying

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

will bring it

trusted Kappa William with the

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

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

it, but I wondered

“It’s okay, darling.

jaw-shifting blow Theodore gave him the day we arrived

“Him too.

she kissed my

they were eager to know what Leo and

entered, and I knew they

her there because I

we were hiding the fact that we were fated from our

Gezel?”

said,

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

him and sat quickly, leaving Linda

get to be pampered, too,” she

it to Linda, and Linda

Kyle, and Maxwell put

said, and Avery coughed, spilling the juice

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are on some medication

his mate

explained that Kyle found out that her triplets aren’t

towards you,”

see her mixed feelings, and I knew it came to her

that Leo told me, I figured Kyle might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which was why he visited that level of abuse on

now he knew the fault was with him

to do

since he joined forces

two men are

have to watch them,”

have until

so looking forward to Rugby

treat this as a transaction? He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his

object soon,” Theo said with

he wanted to swap Ramsey’s

has made peace with his

is that

for granted and did not know his action would have

was presumptuous about many things, which cost him

the best and will work with us to

like the

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

would feel when I told her I was willing to allow her friendship with

and has the right to have

threatened by

“Oh, before I forget.

but said he would be

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

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

at me,

saying?” She linked

“I trust you, Tamia.

you should hear him out so he can

to worry about, “I linked her

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

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

told him all we knew, and he had to sit down to control his

If she is found guilty of treason, our family will

and good name,” he

sweeping it under

catch the people she is working with, so we can

you this so you

you to

too, Theo,” I said, looking at