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,” I

men on her

him that his family was involved in the

would take it, but I hope to

the case, I knew Gezel was not

used, and they wanted me

gut feeling was telling me to protect them

wait to see what they would do with the

I

on my lap while I went

and I was still trying

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

bring it

William

my most loyal officer.” I told her, and she smiled at

know how to respond because Wilson was the one that slapped her

it, but I wondered if Tamia had forgiven the

“It’s okay, darling.

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

“Him too.

she

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

entered, and I

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

citrus scent was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact

Gezel?”

Leo said,” I said,

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

juice from him and

pampered, too,” she said, and everyone

gave it to Linda, and Linda received it smiling while she sat

and Maxwell

said, and Avery coughed, spilling the

“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.

or are on some medication that isn’t

swap his mate for

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

regrets his actions towards you,” I said, and

see her mixed feelings, and I knew it

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

himself now he knew the

“Max wants to do

he joined forces with

men

watch them,” I said, and

know what you have until

so looking

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

object soon,”

a message? And let me guess, he wanted to

has made peace

thing I realised is that Leo genuinely

took her for granted and did

about many things, which cost

best and will

like the Alpha and believes

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

when I told her I was willing to

is not my prisoner and has the right to

by

“Oh, before I forget.

south today but

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

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

at me,

you saying?” She linked me, and I

“I trust you, Tamia.

you should hear him out so

to worry about, “I

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

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

told him all we knew, and he

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

cost us our reputation and

on sweeping it under

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

this so you can

you to be

Theo,” I said, looking at