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,”

has delivered the items to Gezel, and we have four men on her now,” Tamia linked

knew I would have to tell him that his family was involved in the

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

knew Gezel was

wanted me to catch her so it would implicate

gut feeling was telling me to protect them

they would do with the items Lily got

I went straight to my

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

and I was still trying to

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

will bring it

trusted Kappa William with

my most loyal officer.” I told her, and

did not know how to respond because Wilson was the one that

it, but I wondered

“It’s okay, darling.

we arrived was satisfactory,” she said, giggling, and I

“Him too.

and she kissed my forehead,

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

and Linda entered, and I knew they

her there because I was hard as hell

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

with Gezel?” Marcel

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

fridge in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked

the juice from him and

get to be pampered, too,”

to Linda, and Linda

Maxwell

said, and Avery coughed, spilling the juice

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are on

wanted to swap his

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

towards you,” I

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

that Leo told me, I figured Kyle might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which was why he visited that level of abuse on

would abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him

to do the

it since he joined forces with Devin to

men

them,” I said, and

never know what you have until you throw it

looking

He wants to take my pregnant mate and swap her for his fated

object soon,” Theo said with

Leo to deliver such a message? And let me guess, he wanted to swap

made peace with

thing I realised is that Leo genuinely loved

did not

was presumptuous about many things,

the best and will work with us to

does not like the Alpha and

said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently,

how she would feel when I told her I was willing

not my prisoner and has the

threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

today but

itinerary, and I have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I was

he ever give up? “Let him see her,” I

at

saying?” She linked me,

“I trust you, Tamia.

should hear him out so he can

to worry about, “I linked her

grin that let me

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

him all we knew, and he

found guilty of treason, our family will be exiled, and

cost us our reputation and good name,” he

plan on sweeping it under

working with,

this so you can

won’t cause you to be

too, Theo,” I said, looking at my