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 highly misunderstood,” I said, and she

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

have to tell him that his family was

how he would take it, but I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement under the carpet, so it does

I knew Gezel

and they wanted me

telling me to protect

we will wait to see what they would

home early, and I went straight to my

let her sit on my lap while I went

trying to trace my half-brother, and I

of the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia asked

will bring

William

I told her, and

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

“It’s okay, darling.

gave him the day we arrived

“Him too.

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

office, followed by Theo; I knew they were eager to know what

entered, and I knew they

her there because I was hard as

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

is with Gezel?”

I said, trying to save the serious thing for the

juice from the small fridge in the office and gave it to Linda,

from him

pampered, too,” she said,

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

and Maxwell put him up

I said, and Avery coughed, spilling

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

they have either lost it or are on some

his mate for you,

out that her triplets

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

her mixed feelings, and I knew it

not

abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him all

to

it since he joined forces with Devin

men

have to watch them,”

never know what you have until you

so looking forward to

transaction? He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated as if they

as an object soon,”

let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia too?” Marcel

has made

thing I realised is that

granted and did

presumptuous about many things,

the best and will

not like the Alpha and believes the

Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at

I told her I was willing to allow her

not my prisoner and has the right

do not feel threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said he would be back next

trying to put himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I

give up? “Let him see her,” I said,

at

linked me, and I

“I trust you, Tamia.

should hear him out so he can leave us

have nothing to

wickedness to her grin that let me know Devin won’t have it easy when he

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

told him all we knew, and he had to sit down to

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

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

on sweeping

with, so we can get closer

am telling you this so you

won’t cause you to be implicated

Theo,” I said, looking at my