Shadows of Destiny

Know Your Place -Linda- I had to have a sandwich.

There was no way I would sit in the booth until noon before I ate.

A woman was selling delicious turkey sandwiches, and I went to her stall.

Besides my cravings, I did not want to sit alone in the booth with Avery.

Even though I chose to be oblivious of it, I noticed she had been acting strangely towards me since my bump started showing.

It had become so bad that I dared not make certain gestures around her.

I knew how she felt, but I believed it was unfair for her to act that way around me.

I hoped she got pregnant soon so I could have my friend back.

While I waited for the woman to put my sandwich together, I rubbed my bump and thought of the joy in my life.

Theodore took all my pain away.

Bit by bit, he broke down my defences and fixed them with his love.

He loved me through my fears and uncertainties.

After seeing what Sylvester did for Tamia, I knew I had nothing to worry about where Theo was concerned, and I was grateful for him.

Thanks to his love, I was a different person altogether.

I remember walking around drunk and sleeping with anyone who told me they found me attractive.

It wasn’t like I cared for them; I was just looking for a way out, anyone that would challenge that prick Kyle so he could set.

me free.

Then I met Eric, a delta breed and a warrior.

He said he loved me.

I could still remember it like yesterday.

*** I was depressed, and I wanted to visit someone.

I wanted to go somewhere, have fun and forget my troubles.

I had a bad headache from the alcohol I had consumed the night before, so I needed to take care of it before figuring out who I would visit.

I wanted to visit Avery that day, but I thought of what she was facing at home and decided against it.

I did not see her at the meeting, so I knew Max had locked her up again.

Tamia was the lukiest of us.

Leo was making an effort, and he still loved her.

She was still in charge, and no one dared her.

2 I wished I were in her shoes.

As much as I wanted to visit Tamia, I wasn’t as close to her as I was to Avery.

So I opted to go to a pharmacy to get painkillers and return to my home, which was also my prison and torture chamber.

I met Eric at the counter, and he was handsome.

One thing led to the other, and I found myself dating him.

It was supposed to be a fling, but we could not stop seeing each other.

He made me happy and helped me forget my troubles.

I was at peace around him, and he respected my body.

He was what I thought I needed in a man, and I became infatuated with him.

Eric began to plan how he would request to challenge Kyle, and I encouraged it.

But then I got pregnant and decided to run away with Eric and deal with the mark later.

I wasn’t thinking.

I was desperate.

I liked, but he would kill me if I

I was

just

I think of

pregnancy was the reason he accepted

out if he was the one with the issue, and when she returned to him

What an arsehole.

many things and said I was only suitable for

was why he treated me the way he did because

was that I believed

got me

why I chose to elope

had no choice but to elope with Eric, but

ran away and left me to deal

the day I planned to run

and her children, and Kyle believed her; my plans of running

shit out of me and locked

told me I would rot in the

baby and almost lost my mind entirely before I was taken out of the cell and handed

irony of my suffering was I was made to shower and change my clothes every day in that cell, so I looked like someone

was Kyles’s

to kill his mate and

bump, glad that all was in

to love

damaged goods or

be a

him as if he was my first,

myself that

my

for the sandwich,

from the Orlov pack.” She said,

said, and I smiled at her

also gave me Iced Tea to go with it, and I decided to sit by

might want to have a bite, and I wasn’t in the

I did tell Avery to walk me down to the stall, and she refused,

when a familiar scent caught my

the direction it came from, and the bastard Kyle was approaching Usually, my heart

was on

to hear what he had to

of their request, and I wondered what he wanted with

gently and sipped my iced

wanted him to see

walked to where I was sitting and

he said, and I looked

want to talk to you,” he said, and I could not

look at me,” he said, and I felt movement, so I looked at

tell Orlov to send

of the baby as

will love you with

send Rebecca

want you to

not know what I had until I lost you,” he said, and I shook

you see that I have upgraded? You once called me a whore, and you know whores always go for the best,” I said, and he shook

“I am sorry.

I am sorry.

are not a

I am the whore.

I did

come back to

my life has been

did not know how I felt about you

Please, Linda.

promise to be a better version of myself,” he said, and

I wanted to

to get upset and

not drag

your knees and

coming

I am happy.