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

down?” I asked him

I overheard some ladies talking about how

Arya that you do not plan on settling

just want to know if it is

not

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 an issue,” I said, trying

to his side

at me,” He said, and I did what he asked and made sure my face bore no

those things,

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

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

I do not care about

I make my destiny.

not care what the

betray a

thick and thin, because

a heartbeat and risk being weak,” He

there, I knew it

my face

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

love with someone that did not plan on having anything serious

nothing like

not prisoners: they are free, but

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

and asked me to do

me close and crashed his lips on mine, “I want to make love to the woman I love under the stars,”

moved from my lips

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

to expose my breasts.

my trophy,

them,” He linked me

the other between

moaning, and he growled with

my panties and spread my legs

grass, looking at the stars while he

I moaned, my vision blurry and

prayed while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my

senses were alive, and

let go, and

did not stop until I came

leaned over me and stared into my

joking when I said this is it, Tamia, I love you,” He said, knowing what had troubled my heart

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

sat up and

top, hugging him

my

speed became faster because an orgasm was coming, and soon it erupted

and released into