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,

men on her now,” Tamia linked

would have to tell him

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

knew Gezel was not

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

to

wait to see what they would do with the items Lily got

returned home early, and I went

my lap while I went through

half-brother, and I was still trying to find Jenny’s

the names of the alpha that raised

bring it

William with

I told her, and she

I did not know how to respond because Wilson

for it, but I wondered if Tamia

“It’s okay, darling.

jaw-shifting blow Theodore gave him the day we arrived was satisfactory,” she said, giggling, and

“Him too.

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

followed by Theo; I knew they were eager to know what Leo and I

Linda entered, and I knew they were looking

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

the fact that we were fated from

Gezel?”

said, trying to save the serious thing for

and gave it to Linda, then asked her to sit

collected the juice from him and sat quickly,

to be pampered, too,” she said,

to Linda, and

and Maxwell

and

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

it or are on some medication that isn’t good for their

to swap his

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

actions towards you,” I

her mixed feelings, and I knew

not getting pregnant too, which was why he visited

he knew the fault was with him all

wants to do

it since he joined forces with

men are

to watch them,” I

have until you throw it

so looking

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

an object soon,” Theo said with a

to deliver such a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s daughter for

he has made peace with

is that Leo genuinely loved

took her for granted and did not

was presumptuous about many things, which

will work with us to

like the Alpha and believes

rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at

how she would feel when I told her I was willing to allow her friendship

prisoner and

feel threatened by Leo, and I

“Oh, before I forget.

Corrigan returned to the south today but said he would be

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

up? “Let him see her,” I said, and

at

She linked me, and I

“I trust you, Tamia.

you should hear him out

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

a wickedness to her grin that let me know Devin won’t have it

Gezel,” I said, and Marcel

we knew, and he had to sit down to control his

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

to cost us our reputation and good

on sweeping it under the

catch the people she is working with, so

telling you this

to

I said, looking at