Shadows of Destiny

Affirmations Tamia- Things got intense between Sylvester and me, and I found myself completely in love.

with him. I was afraid that I would repeat history, but my heart was beyond my control.

He knew how to act, what to say and what to He made me feel like the most important person in his world, and I slowly found myself saying, ‘this is it’ but I had said that before, not so long ago, and I came out burnt and broken.

I wasn’t willing to make that jump again.

It was a scary situation to be in.

I tried to fight my feelings and kept telling myself it was casual.

I tried to think through the situation to guard my heart.

The fact that Sylvester and I weren’t fated scared the shit out of me.

Questions of the future plagued my mind.

What if she shows up one day just like Amanda? Where will that leave me? He had never told me he loved me.

This could be a fun and exciting thing for him.

I scolded myself for catching feelings.

Every day we would wake up, eat, and train together.

I let him go and handle his duties, and then we met in the evening and did whatever we liked.

1 It was fun and scary because I had fallen in love with him.

When I decided to speak to Sylvester about my fears, we were lying on the grass in the western garden, a part of the estate people rarely visited.

“Sylvester,” I said gently; we were lying side by side and looking at the stars that graced the night sky.

It was a beautiful sight and a lovely moment.

I was afraid that I might ruin it.

“Yes,” he replied, and I exhaled.

“Do you ever let your prisoners go?” I asked him, and he chuckled.

“Which of the prisoner’s, green eyes? The ones in the cell or the trophies?” he asked, making light the question.

“Your trophies,” I asked, and he exhaled too.

“They have nowhere to go back to, I am their Alpha, and they are connected to me; I am not keeping them here as prisoners; they are here because this is their only home for now.

They are free to leave, but they only leave if they find love or want to move to Lucland or another part of the north.

They are all here of their own volition.

I am a lord, not a monster.

I expect the women to fall in love eventually and move on.

know they have

I asked him immediately,

sorry to ask, but I overheard some ladies talking about how you threw out the

Arya

if it is

am not worried about

I understand.

marriage, I can understand, and I am okay where we are; that way, if you find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I said,

to his side to look

and I did what he asked and made sure my face

indeed said those things, and

war, I doubt

my way of setting them free and making them forget about me,” He said, and his

I do not care

I make my destiny.

care what

shit or betray a

thin,

will reject her in a heartbeat and risk being weak,” He said, and

I knew it was easier said than

face

my eyes were already

fallen completely in love with someone that did not plan on

am nothing like

not prisoners: they are free, but I won’t let you

here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my woman,” he said,

sat up and asked me

close and crashed his lips on mine, “I want to make love to the woman I love under the stars,” he said, tugging on my clothes gently, and I could not believe he

from my lips

spot on my neck, and my body came apart; he moved to the crook of

to expose my breasts.

aren’t my

me and sucked my nipples one

other between his thumb and

had started moaning, and

down my panties

on the grass, looking at the stars

I moaned, my vision blurry and my

it; I prayed while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through

were alive, and I felt the release coming

let go, and

stop until I

he leaned over me and

this is it, Tamia, I love you,” He said, knowing what had troubled my heart all along and drove himself

for me, Tamia,” He said, pumping

sat up and pulled

came on top, hugging

held me and my

an orgasm was coming, and

stilled and