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 and highly

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

him that his family was involved in

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

case, I knew Gezel was

was being used, and they wanted me to catch her so

gut feeling was telling me to protect them first and investigate

to see what they would do

early, and I went

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

half-brother, and I

are they bringing the list with the names of the alpha that raised the petition?” Tamia asked me,

will bring it

William

my most loyal officer.” I told her,

said, and I did not know how to respond because Wilson was the

for it, but I wondered if Tamia had

“It’s okay, darling.

the day we arrived

“Him too.

too.” I confessed, and she kissed my

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

entered, and I knew they

on my lap, and I wanted her there

we were hiding the fact that we were

with Gezel?” Marcel asked

you what Leo said,” I said,

fridge in the office and gave it to Linda,

the juice from him and sat quickly,

too,” she said,

to Linda, and Linda received

said Kyle, and Maxwell put him up to

a tribute swap,” I said, and Avery coughed, spilling the

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

or are on some medication that isn’t good for

to swap his mate for you,

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

towards you,” I said, and Linda

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

have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which was why he visited that level of abuse

abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him

“Max wants to do

forces with Devin to attack

two men

to watch them,” I said, and Theo

have until

so looking forward to Rugby

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

an object soon,” Theo said with a

And let me guess, he wanted to swap

made peace with his

I realised is

and did

many things, which cost him

us the best and will work with us

does not like the Alpha and believes

rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at

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

not my prisoner and

threatened by Leo, and I trust her

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said

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

he ever give up? “Let him see her,” I said, and everyone

looked at me,

saying?” She linked me, and I smiled

“I trust you, Tamia.

think you should hear him out

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

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

well, now let’s talk about Gezel,” I

all we knew, and he had to sit down

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

and good name,” he

plan on sweeping it

catch the people she is working with, so we can get closer to the

you this so you can

to be implicated in

too, Theo,” I said,