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.

also know they have needs.”

I asked him

talking about how you threw out the five

said you told a woman called Arya that you do not plan on

if it is true,” I

am not worried about

I understand.

out of a failed marriage, I can understand, and I am okay where we are; that way, if you find your fated, it would not be

his side to look at

said, and I did what he asked and made sure

those things, and I meant

war, I doubt

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

fated, I do not care about

I make my destiny.

care what the

shit or betray a woman that

and thin,

risk being weak,” He said, and I

I knew it was easier said than

face gently

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

that did not plan on having anything serious with

nothing like my

free,

he said, and I smiled at him, but

sat up and asked me

his lips on mine, “I want to make love to the woman I love under the

my lips to my

mine, Tamia,’ he linked me, sucking on the spot on my neck, and my body came apart; he moved to the crook of my neck and opened my

to expose my breasts.

aren’t my trophy,

linked me and sucked my

rubbed the other between his thumb and index

moaning, and he

down my panties and spread

the grass, looking at the

my vision blurry and my heart racing

while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my

alive, and I felt the release coming

let go, and it

did not stop until I came

he leaned over me and stared into

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

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

up and pulled

top, hugging him and

me and my body

orgasm was coming, and soon it erupted

stilled and