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

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

to tell him that his

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

the case, I knew Gezel was not the

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

was telling me to protect them

would do with the items

I went straight

sit on my lap while I went through my email on my

half-brother, and I was still trying to

with the names of the alpha that raised the

bring

Kappa William with the

is my most loyal officer.” I told her,

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

disciplined the Kappa for it, but I

“It’s okay, darling.

jaw-shifting blow Theodore gave him the day we arrived was

“Him too.

him too.” I confessed, and she kissed my

they were eager

and I

and I wanted her there because I was hard as hell and trying

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

is with Gezel?” Marcel asked

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

and gave it

from him and

too,”

Linda, and Linda

said Kyle, and Maxwell

a tribute swap,” I said, and

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

or are on some medication that isn’t good

to swap his mate for

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

actions towards you,” I said, and Linda was

her mixed feelings, and I

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

now he knew the fault was

“Max wants to do

he joined forces with

two men

watch them,” I

what you have until you throw

am so looking forward to

He wants to take my pregnant

object soon,” Theo said with a tinge of

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

he has made peace

thing I realised is

and did not know his action would have

many things, which

wishes us the best and will

like the Alpha and believes

rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and

I was willing to allow

and has the right

by Leo, and I

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said he would be back next

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

see her,” I said,

looked at me,

linked

“I trust you, Tamia.

out so he can leave

to worry about,

to her grin that let me know Devin won’t

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

him all we knew, and he had

Does she know the implications of her actions? If she is found guilty of treason, our family

wants to cost us our reputation and good name,” he

plan on sweeping it

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

telling you this so you

to be implicated in

too, Theo,” I said,