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.

guy and

have four men on her now,” Tamia linked

tell him that

take it, but I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement under the carpet, so it does not

I knew Gezel was

being used, and they wanted me to catch her so

me to protect them first

we will wait to see what they would

home early, and I went straight

and I let her sit on my lap while I went through

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

the names of the alpha that raised

will bring it

trusted Kappa William with the

most loyal officer.” I told her, and she

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

for it, but I wondered if Tamia had

“It’s okay, darling.

jaw-shifting blow Theodore gave him the day we arrived

“Him too.

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

by Theo; I knew they were eager to know

Linda entered, and I knew

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

was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that we were

Gezel?”

Leo said,” I said, trying to save

took orange juice from the small fridge in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked

from him and sat quickly,

get to be pampered, too,” she said, and

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

said Kyle, and Maxwell put

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

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

it or are on some medication that isn’t

wanted to swap his mate

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

towards you,” I said, and Linda was

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

might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which was why he visited that level of

wonder if he would abuse himself now he knew

“Max wants to do the

since he joined forces with Devin

two men are

to watch them,” I

never know what you have

so looking

He wants to take my pregnant

treat him as an object soon,” Theo said with a tinge

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

he has made peace

is that Leo genuinely loved

for granted and did not

was presumptuous about many things, which cost

us the best and will work

not like the Alpha and believes the

Tamia’s back

feel when I told her I was willing to allow her friendship with

my prisoner and has the right to

threatened by Leo,

“Oh, before I forget.

Corrigan returned to the south today but said he would be back next

himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I was a

ever give up? “Let him see her,” I said,

at

you saying?” She linked me, and

“I trust you, Tamia.

out so he can leave us

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

let me know Devin won’t have it easy

Gezel,” I said, and Marcel was

he had to sit down to control

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

us our reputation and good name,” he

sweeping it under the

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

this so you

to

I said, looking