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.

is a cool guy

items to Gezel, and we have four men on her now,”

tell him that his family was involved

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

knew Gezel was

they wanted me to catch her

to protect them first and investigate

will wait to see what they would do

I went

followed me, and I let her sit on my lap while I went through

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

bringing the list with the names of the alpha that raised the

bring

William with

loyal officer.” I told her, and she

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

I wondered if Tamia

“It’s okay, darling.

arrived was

“Him too.

I confessed, and she kissed my forehead, saying it was

I knew they were eager to know what Leo

and I knew

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

scent was overwhelming, and we were hiding the

is with Gezel?” Marcel

said,” I said, trying to save the

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

him and sat quickly,

be pampered, too,” she said,

it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling

said Kyle, and Maxwell

and Avery coughed, spilling the juice through her

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

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

swap his

explained that Kyle found out that her triplets aren’t biologically

towards you,” I said,

could see her mixed feelings, and I knew it came

blamed her for not

would abuse himself now he knew the

to do

expected it since he joined forces with

two men are

them,”

never know what you have until

looking forward

to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated

object soon,” Theo said with a

a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap Ramsey’s

he has made peace with his

realised is that Leo genuinely

her for granted and did not know

about many things,

best and will

not like the Alpha and believes

shady.” I said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at

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

not my prisoner and has the

feel threatened by Leo, and

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said he would be back

on Tamia’s itinerary, and I have

“Let him see her,” I said,

looked at me,

She linked me, and I smiled at

“I trust you, Tamia.

him out so he

so I have nothing to worry about, “I linked her back, and she

grin that let me know Devin won’t have

Gezel,” I said, and

we knew, and he had to sit down

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

wants to cost us our reputation and

on sweeping it

with, so we can get

this

to be implicated in

I said, looking at my