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.

they have needs.” He

down?” I asked him immediately, and

I overheard some ladies talking about how you threw out the five women in your

called Arya that you do

if

am not worried about

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 to convince myself more that falling

to his side

he asked and made sure

things, and I meant them,

a pending war, I doubt I would

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

fated, I do not

I make my destiny.

not care

betray a woman that has been there

and thin, because fate

reject her in a heartbeat and risk being weak,” He said, and

been there, I knew it was

face

eyes were

with someone that did not plan on having anything serious

am nothing like

prisoners: they are free,

my woman,” he said, and I smiled at

up and asked me

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

my lips to

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

to expose my breasts.

my

linked me and sucked my nipples one at a

sucked while he rubbed the other

started moaning,

my panties and spread my

the grass, looking at the stars while he

vision blurry

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

and

let go, and it erupted

did not stop until

he leaned over me and stared

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 me

Tamia,” He said,

he sat up and pulled me

top, hugging him and

held me and my body responded

faster because an orgasm

stilled and