Shadows of Destiny

Chapter 36

Engagement Dinner ~Tamia~ Planning the engagement dinner was tedious, but Avery and Linda came through.

Linda had moved back to Theodore’s room, and even though he didn’t kick her out, he was guarded with her.

I noticed it during dinner.

Her actions hurt him, and he needed time to get over it, just like her.

Stephanie helped immensely with the seating arrangement and the menu of the engagement dinner, which made me realise she was over it.

I stood in the dance room and admired what we had done.

Stephanie was drinking a glass of wine with Avery while Linda drank juice.

We had worked for a day and a half, only taking breaks to eat and sleep; we were exhausted.

1 I wondered why Sylvester did not allow me to hire an event planner for this.

He refused to tell me, but I believed it had to do with trust and accessibility.

I joined the women at the table they were sitting at, and Stephanie smiled at me.

“You need to brace yourself, Tamia.

Northern Alphas are very stubborn, and most of them are chauvinists,” she said, and we all laughed.

“The east isn’t any different,” I told her, and Linda chose that moment to mimic Kyle.

“You are a woman.

What do you know about these matters? Leave it for the men to handle,” She said.

We all laughed.

“I see how well they handled the matter when the northern soldiers called.

They just shoved us in their faces, afraid.” She said, and honestly, that was precisely what happened to them.

We had all somehow kicked against them, banding with the south against the north, but they did not listen, only for the women to be given as peace offerings.

We didn’t commit the crime, yet we paid for 1.

“You won’t have that much trouble because of Sylvester.

He adores you, Stephanie said, and I smiled.

11 “How are things with Theodore?” She asked Linda, and Linda looked away, knowing it was her fault.

“The women in the harem were gossiping about you and the Gamma; that was how I got to know,” Stephanie said and smiled at Linda.

“Marcel and Theodore are alphas from prestigious families.

Their fathers occupied their present positions, and so did their fathers before them.

The rules that apply to Sylvester apply to them.

Even though they have not argued or fought anyone about it, they are going against tradition being with the two of you, and their families aren’t happy about it.

But it really doesn’t matter as long as they are happy,” She said and sighed.

1 “Why am I telling you this?” she said with a smile, guessing that was what we were thinking.

“It is because I have never seen men devoted to their women as these men are devoted to you three.

The ones before them were horrible.

They were so bad that we, their mates, accepted their ill- treatment as a norm.

They engaged in all kinds of orgies and torture.

We dared not speak or complain.

Our duties as their wives were defined, and we had to stay within those confinements, or we would be in trouble.

When I see how Sylvester is with you, Tamia, I wish Maurice loved me that way.

But the truth is he didn’t.

I was just a tool to him.

This is why I am telling you this, Linda.

throw away a

the east, and I can

and have a

love in the past, and

for

and wanting to take

see it in

he looks at you and how he

about you, and I had only

into the future,” She said and

stay clear of alcohol

felt Linda’s palm and

it won’t be good for the baby,” She said, and we

at Linda immediately and

to be

sensitivity to smell, and constant fatigue are

can have

because I wanted it to be

was a baby

you

Marcel and I are trying,” She

looked at me.

about you and Sylvester?” Stephanie asked me, and

now because Sylvester and I are eager for this to happen,”

“I am eager too.

to have

to life.” “Do you all mind being

be a great friend to me if she wasn’t being a

Avery’s room while Linda

of the bathroom in tears, and I thought the result was negative,

She was pregnant.

could not

everything that was taken from her

father and not a cowardly runaway

and Stephanie and I returned to

and worried that something might be wrong with me, but

be great; make sure he lets

her door when Glenda

was in tears, and I wanted to walk

Stephanie asked, obviously tired of Glenda and Dominic’s

a lot of it lately, and

not wanting to hear whatever was

decided to run a hot bath to

vanilla salts to the bath and rested

and I was nervous about my life with

deep longing wishing today’s news was

really wanted to

know I was crying until Sylvester walked into the room, and I quickly dried my

him approaching the

and tried to smile.

by the bath to kiss

he asked, and

but I had help, especially from your mother,”

you two are getting along,” he said

he said, and I giggled and scooped some of the foam and

together in the bath and returned to the room to dress

our friends in the small dining

that he would not eat with his mother

him to reconsider

I noticed Linda and Theodore were not

hadn’t told him, and I did not know

she was

I wouldn’t blame her.

last guy

she was afraid he might

could see it in

and I decided

to Vino’s party together?” I asked, and Linda frowned

were yet to

his hand on my thigh to

pregnant woman alone in the

asked me, and I looked at

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