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.

are right; he is a cool guy and highly misunderstood,” I said, and

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

knew I would have to tell him that his family

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

knew Gezel

and they wanted me to catch her so it would implicate my

feeling was telling me to

wait to see what they would do with the items Lily

returned home early, and I went straight

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

still trying to trace my half-brother, and I

list with the names of the alpha that raised the petition?”

will bring it

William

I told her, and she smiled

said, and I did not know how to respond because Wilson was the one that slapped her when they were coming to the

it, but I wondered if Tamia had forgiven the

“It’s okay, darling.

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

“Him too.

I confessed, and she kissed my forehead, saying

entered my office, followed by Theo; I knew they were eager to know what Leo and I

Linda entered, and I knew they

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

were hiding the fact

Gezel?”

tell you what Leo said,” I said, trying to save

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

him and

to be pampered, too,” she

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

Kyle, and Maxwell put him up to

a tribute swap,” I said, and

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

believe they have either lost it or are on some medication that isn’t good for their

his mate for

Kyle found out that her triplets

regrets his actions towards you,”

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

me, I figured Kyle might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which was

now he knew the fault

to

forces

two men are

have to watch them,” I said,

you have until

am so looking forward

dare those two treat this as a transaction? He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her

an object soon,” Theo said with a tinge of

he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia

has made

thing I realised is that Leo genuinely loved

granted and did

many things, which cost

us the best and will work with

like the

back gently, and she smiled at

I was

not my prisoner and has the

feel threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said

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

him see

at me,

you saying?” She linked me,

“I trust you, Tamia.

hear him out so he

so I have nothing to

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

about Gezel,” I

and he had to sit

she is found guilty of

our reputation and

plan on sweeping

with, so we can

telling you this

you to be implicated in this

Theo,” I said, looking at