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

asked him immediately,

talking about how you threw out the five women

said you told a woman called Arya

to know if

not worried about

I understand.

am okay where we are; that way, if you find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I said, trying to convince myself

to his side

what he

indeed said those things, and I meant

war, I doubt I would want to tie any woman

forget about me,” He said, and his words hurt because it seemed

fated, I do not care about that shit,

I make my destiny.

do not care what

shit or betray a woman that has been there for

thick and thin, because fate

her in a heartbeat and risk

I knew it

touched my face

not Leo, Tamia,” he said, and I nodded, but my eyes were already welling up with tears because I

with someone that did

am nothing like my

prisoners: they are free, but

a prisoner here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my woman,” he said, and I smiled at him, but

and asked

love to the woman I love under the stars,” he said, tugging on my clothes

moved from my

you as mine, Tamia,’ he linked me, sucking on the spot on my

to expose my breasts.

my

me and sucked my

the other between his

had started moaning, and he growled with

rolled down my panties and spread my legs

laid back down on the grass, looking at the stars while he

I moaned, my vision blurry and my

writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through his hair and anticipating

alive, and I felt the release coming

and

did not stop until I

he leaned over me

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

said, pumping gently but

he sat up and pulled

on top, hugging him

and my body responded to

orgasm was coming, and soon it erupted

stilled and