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 needs.”

ever settle down?” I asked

talking about how you threw

a woman called Arya that you do not plan on settling

if it is true,”

am not

I understand.

a failed 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, trying

turned to his side to look

and I did what he asked and made

those things, and I

the lord of the north with a pending war, I doubt I

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

I do not care

I make my destiny.

do not care what

lose my shit or betray a

and thin,

in a heartbeat and risk being weak,”

it

touched my face gently

Tamia,” he said, and I nodded, but my eyes were already welling up with tears because I was

completely in love with someone that did not plan on having

am nothing like my

are free, but I won’t let you go,

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

and asked me to do the

he pulled 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

from my

the spot on my neck, and my body came apart;

to expose my breasts.

aren’t my trophy,

compare yourself to them,” He linked me and sucked my nipples one at

the other between his thumb and index

started moaning, and he growled

rolled down my panties and spread

down on the grass, looking at

moaned, my vision blurry and my

it; I prayed while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through his hair and anticipating

All my senses were alive, and I felt the

and it erupted inside

stop

he leaned over me and

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

for me, Tamia,” He said, pumping gently but

he sat up and pulled me

top, hugging him

my body responded

an orgasm

and released