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 and highly

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

I would have to tell him that his family was involved in the

he would take it, but I hope to sweep Gezel’s

I knew

me

feeling was telling me to protect them first and investigate

to see what they would do with

returned home early, and I went straight to my

let her sit on my lap while

to trace my half-brother, and I was still trying to find Jenny’s

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

will bring it

William with the

I told

not know how to respond because Wilson was the

I wondered if Tamia had forgiven the

“It’s okay, darling.

gave him the day we arrived

“Him too.

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

they were eager to know what Leo and I

and I knew they were looking for

her there

was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact

with Gezel?” Marcel asked

what Leo said,” I said, trying to save the

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

juice from him

pampered, too,” she said,

Linda,

and Maxwell

tribute swap,” I said, and

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

or are on some

to swap his

triplets

towards you,” I said, and Linda

mixed feelings, and I knew it

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

if he would abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him all

wants to

expected it since he joined forces with Devin to attack

two men

to watch them,” I

have until you

so looking

wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated as if they are

as an object soon,” Theo said with

And let me guess, he wanted

made peace

thing I realised is that

and did not know his action would have

about many things, which cost him

and will work with us

does not like the Alpha and believes the

rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled

her I was willing to allow her friendship with Leo to

my prisoner and has the right to

not feel threatened by Leo, and I

“Oh, before I forget.

today but

have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I was a

“Let him see her,”

looked at

She linked me, and I

“I trust you, Tamia.

hear him out so he can leave us

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

her grin that let me

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

all we knew, and he had to sit down to

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

to cost us our reputation and good name,” he said, angry

on sweeping it under the

she is working with, so we can get closer to

am telling you this so

you to be implicated in

I said, looking