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

we have four men on her

to tell him that his family was involved in the

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

knew Gezel

believe she was being used, and they wanted me to catch

telling me to protect them first

to see what they would do with the items Lily

I went straight to my

her sit on my lap while I went through

and I

list with the names of the alpha

will bring it

Kappa William

I told

not know how to respond because Wilson was the one that slapped her

for it, but I wondered if Tamia

“It’s okay, darling.

day we arrived was satisfactory,” she said,

“Him too.

she kissed my

they were eager to know what

I knew they

her there because I was hard as hell

citrus scent was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that we were fated from

Gezel?”

tell you what Leo said,” I said, trying to save the serious thing

in the office and

the juice from him and sat quickly, leaving

get to be pampered, too,” she

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

and Maxwell put him up

requested a tribute swap,” I said, and Avery coughed,

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

I want to believe they have either lost it or are on some medication that

to swap his mate for you,

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

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

I knew it

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

himself now he knew

to do

expected it since he joined forces with Devin to attack the

men

them,” I said, and

you have until you

am so looking forward

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

object soon,” Theo said

he wanted to swap Ramsey’s

he has made

is that Leo genuinely

her for granted and did not know his action would have

many things, which cost him

best and will work with us to

not like the Alpha and believes

said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently,

I was willing to allow her friendship with

prisoner and has the right to

feel threatened by Leo, and I trust

“Oh, before I forget.

returned to the south today but said he would

trying to put himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have

up? “Let him see

at

you saying?” She linked me, and

“I trust you, Tamia.

should hear him out so he

I have nothing to worry about, “I

her grin that let me know Devin won’t

now let’s talk about Gezel,” I

him all we knew, and he had to sit

of her actions? If she is found guilty of treason,

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

sweeping it under

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

this so you

won’t cause you to

said,