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 him

to ask, but I overheard some ladies talking about how you threw out the five women in your

called Arya that you do not plan on

if it is true,”

am not worried about

I understand.

you find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I said,

his side to look

what he asked and made

things, and I meant

of the north with a pending war, I doubt I would want to

was my way of setting them free and making them forget about me,” He said, and his words hurt because it seemed as if his mindset had not

my fated, I do not care about that shit,

I make my destiny.

care what the

my shit or betray a woman that has been

and thin,

risk being weak,”

knew it was

my face gently and

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

that did not plan

nothing

free, but I

my woman,” he said, and I smiled at him, but 5/10 tears were threatening to fall at that

up and asked me

“I want to make love to the woman I love under the stars,” he said, tugging on my clothes gently, and I could not

moved from my lips

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

to expose my breasts.

aren’t my trophy,

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

the other between his thumb

had started moaning, and he

panties and spread my legs

down on the grass, looking at the stars while he ate

vision blurry and my

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

alive, and I felt the

and

stop until I

over me and stared into

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

is it for me, Tamia,” He said, pumping gently but hitting the

sat up

came on top, hugging him

me and my body responded to

faster because an orgasm was coming,

and