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.

a cool guy and highly misunderstood,”

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

tell him that his family was involved in

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

knew Gezel was not the

used, and they wanted me to catch her so it would implicate

telling me to protect them first and investigate

they would do

home early, and I went straight to

my lap while I

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

the

will bring

William

my most loyal officer.” I told

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

but I wondered if Tamia had

“It’s okay, darling.

arrived was satisfactory,” she

“Him too.

she kissed my forehead, saying it

I knew they

and I knew they were looking

remained on my lap, and I wanted her there because I was

and we were hiding the fact that we were

is with Gezel?” Marcel asked

said,” I said,

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

the juice from him and sat

get to be pampered, too,” she said,

it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling while she sat

Maxwell put him up to

said, and Avery coughed, spilling the juice

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are on some medication that isn’t good

swap his mate for you,

triplets aren’t biologically his, and he has difficulty getting women

towards you,” I

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

all 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

he would abuse himself now he knew

“Max wants to

since he joined forces with Devin

men

have to watch them,” I said, and

have until you throw

am so looking forward to

dare those two treat this as a transaction? He wants to take my pregnant

an object soon,” Theo said with

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

made

thing I realised is

and did not know

was presumptuous about many things,

best and will work with

does not like the Alpha

back gently,

how she would feel when I told her I was willing to allow her friendship

not my prisoner and has

by Leo, and

“Oh, before I forget.

south today but said

put himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have blocked

see her,” I said,

looked at me,

linked me, and

“I trust you, Tamia.

hear him out so

so I have nothing to

grin that let me know Devin won’t have it easy when

I said, and Marcel was

all we knew, and he had to sit down to

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

and good

plan on sweeping it

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

telling you this so you

won’t cause you to be implicated

too, Theo,” I said, looking at my