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.

right; he is a cool guy and highly misunderstood,” I

items to Gezel, and we have four men on her

have to tell him that his

how he would take it, but I hope to sweep

knew Gezel was not the

wanted me to catch her

feeling was telling me to protect them

wait to see what they would do with

returned home early, and I went straight to my

sit on my lap while I went through my email on

trace my half-brother, and

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

bring

William with the

most loyal officer.” I told her,

I did not know how to respond because Wilson was the one that slapped her when they were coming to

but I wondered

“It’s okay, darling.

gave him the day we arrived was

“Him too.

she

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

I knew they

I wanted her there because I was hard as hell and

overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that we were fated from our friends

Gezel?” Marcel asked

tell you what Leo said,” I said, trying

from the small fridge in the office and gave it

the juice from him and sat quickly,

pampered, too,” she said, and everyone

the fridge and gave it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling while

Kyle, and Maxwell put him up to

said, and Avery

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

lost it or are

to swap his

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

actions towards you,” I said, and

I knew it

told me, I figured Kyle might have blamed her for not getting pregnant too, which

if he would abuse himself now he

“Max wants to do

since he joined forces with Devin to attack the

two men

them,”

what you have

so looking forward

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

object soon,”

guess, he wanted to swap

has made peace with

I realised is that Leo

for granted and did not know his action would have

about many

will work

does not like the

I said, rubbing Tamia’s back gently,

wondered how she would feel when I told her I was willing to

not my prisoner and has the right to have

feel threatened by

“Oh, before I forget.

to the south today but said he would be back

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

give up? “Let him see

at

saying?” She linked me, and

“I trust you, Tamia.

hear him out so

to worry about, “I linked her

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

Gezel,” I said, and Marcel was eager

and he

is found guilty of treason, our family

wants to cost us our reputation and

on sweeping it under

working with, so we

you this so

won’t cause you to be implicated

Theo,” I said, looking at