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.

a cool guy and highly

Gezel, and we have four men on her now,” Tamia linked me, and I nodded

I would have to tell him

know how he would take it, but I hope to

the case, I knew

and they wanted me to catch her so it would implicate

gut feeling was telling me to protect them first and

see what they would do

returned home early, and I went straight to my

my lap while

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

the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia asked me, sounding

will bring

Kappa William with

officer.” I told her, and she

too,” she said, and I did not know how to respond because Wilson was

I wondered if Tamia had

“It’s okay, darling.

we arrived

“Him too.

trust him too.” I confessed, and she kissed

I knew they were eager

and I knew they were looking

and I wanted her there because I was hard as

scent was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact

is with Gezel?”

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

in the office and gave it to Linda, then asked

collected the juice from him and sat quickly, leaving Linda

to be pampered, too,” she

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

Kyle, and Maxwell put him up

and Avery

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

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

wanted to swap his

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

his actions towards you,” I said,

her mixed feelings, and I

might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too,

abuse himself now he knew

“Max wants to

he joined forces with Devin

men

to watch them,” I said,

never know what you have until

looking forward to

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

treat him as an object soon,” Theo said with a

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

he has made

I realised is

granted and did not know

about many things,

and will work with

does not like the Alpha and believes the

I said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she

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

is not my prisoner and has the right to

do not feel threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

but said he would

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

him see her,”

looked at

linked me,

“I trust you, Tamia.

you should hear him out so he can leave us

nothing to

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

well, now let’s talk about Gezel,” I

told him all we knew, and he had to sit

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

our reputation and good name,” he said,

sweeping it under

catch the people she is working with, so we can

am telling you this so you can

to be implicated in this

too, Theo,” I said, looking at