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.

is a cool guy and highly

we have four men on

tell him that

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

case, I knew

and they wanted me

telling me to protect them first and

we will wait to see what they would do with the items Lily got them,”

early, and I went straight

me, and I let her sit on my lap while

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

bringing the list with the names of the

bring it

trusted Kappa William with

I told her, and she

Wilson too,” she said, and I did not know how to respond because Wilson was the one

it, but I wondered if Tamia

“It’s okay, darling.

day we arrived was satisfactory,” she

“Him too.

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

by Theo; I knew they were

and I knew they

there because I was hard as

overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that we were fated from our friends

Gezel?”

said, trying to save

the small fridge in the office and gave

the juice from him and sat quickly, leaving

to be pampered, too,” she said, and

another Juice from the fridge and gave it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling while she

Kyle, and Maxwell put him up

and Avery coughed, spilling the juice through her

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are on some medication

wanted to swap his mate

explained that Kyle found out that her triplets aren’t biologically his, and

you,”

I knew it came to her as

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

abuse himself now he knew

wants to do

expected it since he joined forces

two men

have to watch them,”

what you have until

am so looking forward

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

soon,” Theo said with a tinge

such a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia too?” Marcel said, and I shook my

made peace

I realised is that

did not

presumptuous about many things, which

and will work with us to

like the Alpha

Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at

wondered how she would feel when I told her I

my prisoner and has the

feel threatened by Leo,

“Oh, before I forget.

today but

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

see her,” I said, and everyone

at me,

saying?” She linked

“I trust you, Tamia.

hear him out

to worry about, “I linked her

a wickedness to her grin that let me know Devin won’t have it easy when he

I

him all we knew, and he had to sit

the implications of her actions? If she is found guilty of treason, our family will be exiled, and she

and

plan on sweeping it

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

you this so

you to

said, looking