Shadows of Destiny

Going Home ~Tamia- This was unheard of.

We sat on the grass for thirty minutes, and nothing.

“Do you feel anything? Is your wolf weak? “I asked, and he shook his head.

“Wow,” I said, and he chuckled lightly.

“Sylvester is lucky to have you,” he confessed, and I bowed my head.

“You were right, Tamia.

I should have seized that moment, but I didn’t.

It is my loss,” he said, and I smiled at him.

“I know you will find someone that will love you genuinely, Devin, but please stop fighting Sylvester.

He isn’t a bad guy,” I said, and he laughed.

“It’s funny you ask me not to fight the guy you rejected me for,” he said, and I knew I sounded a bit stupid.

1 “But I understand.

Because there was no love between us, all my longing for you is gone, and I am sure the same for you.

I guess the bond is only a guide to help us build a relationship and fall in love, hence why Leo has been unable to get over you,” he said and touched my hand and kissed it gently.

“I liked you from the moment I saw you, and I still do.

I won’t attack Sylvester because of you, Tamia, but if he looks for my trouble, I will give it to him,” He said, and I could feel pain and heartbreak in his eyes, even though he was trying to hide it.

“You will find someone worthy,” I said to him, and he nodded and stood up.

“I doubt she will be anything like you, Tamia.

You are one of a kind,” He said, and I smiled.

2 He stretched his hands and helped me stand up.

Then pulled me close and kissed I let him, and he broke the kiss.

“I will remember this, Tamia and I will always seize my moment so I do not lose out.

If he ever hurts you, you can call on me, Tamia,” He said and caressed my cheek longingly.

1 “I will always answer you whenever you call me.

I promise you.

I do not know why this rejection did not hurt or weaken us, but I am glad that other than the heartache, we did not lose much,” he said, and I kissed his palm, hoping I hadn’t made a mistake and condemned myself for nothing.

He held my hand, and I could see he was reluctant to let go.

“Bond aside, just like Sylvester, I too would have fallen in love with you, and maybe I had a little bit that night,” He said.

We both chuckled lightly.

He patted my cheek and left me in the gardens, and as he walked away, my heart was overcome with fear.

Fear of the unknown.

This was my chance to be with my fated, and I had thrown it away.

I prayed to the goddess that I had not made a wrong choice and that this would not end up hurting me.

2 I returned to the party and sat on the high table next to Avery.

“Goddes, Tamia, you looked ravaged,” She said, and I felt tears wanting to fall.

I felt I had wronged Sylvester and cheated on him by letting Devin kiss me and touch.

quickly made them excuse us,

the room, and I began to

reek of

you do? Were you attacked?” she asked,

my fated tonight,” I told her, and she

and sat beside

fuck!!!” She

him kiss me; he almost claimed

She held me.

Sylvester, Tamia,” she said, and I

rejected him, and he accepted, but I still feel

like I have cheated on Sylvester,” I

the bravest thing that no alpha has

am sure a

better than running off

between you two; it was

and forget about You don’t have

Telling him.

something, and from how you are behaving, I know it meant nothing, so

“Who was it?” She asked

and her eyes looked like they were going to pop

way!” she exclaimed, and I

“That explains a lot.

he behaved at

him because of Leo’s mark,” She said, then stood up

the Volkov estate for

wonder people were asking if anything was between

the party?” She asked

the moment to be

“His loss.

saying Seize the Moment?” she

guess not,”

darling, dust yourself and move on,” She said, and I nodded, “What if Sylvester finds his fated and makes me share?” I asked her, and she realised what was truly

sure you did not sacrifice for the wrong man, but if that ever happens, I know you are strong to handle it,” She said and

should worry

can know is the moment,

beyond

care of itself,” she said and lifted my

anything will ever change that,” She said and kissed the

need to shower

tomorrow morning, and you need Sylvester’s comfort, after which you will have to see the doctor

and I had a warm bath, after which food was brought to our room by Iris,

and Avery told him my illness had

would like to leave as

for staying and attending the festival and hoped we would see each other

not be far, and he promised

and

six in

if it was the rejection that made

drove us to Gad, where we got into the jet to return to

the car, and my skin was burning I wanted to know if Devin was affected too, but somehow I

was mainly because of my

did not

saluted us and treated us with

again, and I wanted to tease him about it, but my physical health and

arrived at the estate, and I was eager to see Sylvester, but none of them wast home; neither he nor Marcel nor

came to receive us, and we went to my

was evident that I

to her?” I

she used a cold towel to bring down my

we left, but it took a turn for the worse last night,” Avery

is back, and

does not even care,” she said,

physical condition to banter with