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 highly misunderstood,” I said,

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

would have to tell him that his family

to sweep

I knew Gezel was

they wanted me to catch her so it would implicate my

feeling was telling me to protect

what they would do with the items Lily

early, and I went straight to my

followed me, and I let her sit on my lap while

trying to trace my half-brother, and

with the names of the

bring it

Kappa William

most loyal officer.” I told her, and she

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

I wondered if

“It’s okay, darling.

the day we arrived

“Him too.

she kissed

entered my office, followed by Theo; I knew they were eager

I knew they were looking

my lap, and I wanted her there because I was hard as hell and trying

overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that

Gezel?” Marcel asked

I said, trying to

from the small fridge in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked her to sit on

him

be pampered, too,” she

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

Maxwell put him up to

said, and Avery

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are on some medication that

his mate for you,

that her triplets aren’t biologically his, and

his actions towards you,” I said, and Linda was

her mixed feelings, and I knew it came to her

figured Kyle might have blamed her for not

abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him

“Max wants to do the

it since he joined forces with Devin to attack the

two men

to watch them,”

know what you have until you

so looking forward to

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

as an object soon,”

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

he has made peace

thing I realised is that Leo genuinely loved

and did not know

about many things,

wishes us the best and will work

not like the Alpha and believes the

back gently, and she

when I told her I was willing to

prisoner and has the

feel threatened by Leo, and I

“Oh, before I forget.

returned to the south today but

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

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

looked at

are you saying?” She linked me, and I smiled at

“I trust you, Tamia.

should hear him out so he can leave us

are fated now, so I have nothing to worry about, “I linked her

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

about Gezel,” I said, and Marcel was eager to

knew, and he had

found guilty of treason, our family will be

to cost us our reputation and

sweeping it

catch the people she is working with, so we

this

cause you to be implicated in

I said,