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.

began to fall, and Avery quickly made them excuse us, so

to the room, and

You reek

do? Were you attacked?” she asked, and

fated tonight,” I told her,

and

fuck!!!” She

kiss me; he almost claimed me, and I liked it,” I said,

She held me.

is not good for you and Sylvester,

and he accepted, but I

feel like I have cheated on Sylvester,” I

that no alpha has

sure a

be better than running off

between you two; it was just

off your body and forget about You don’t have to tell Sylvester about it

Telling him.

how you are behaving, I know it meant nothing, so let it go,” she said, and

“Who was it?” She asked me, and I

her eyes looked like they were going to pop

exclaimed,

“That explains a lot.

way he behaved at the dinner was

couldn’t sense him because of Leo’s mark,” She said, then stood

the Volkov

wonder people were asking if anything was

you as his at the party?” She asked the same question that I asked

he wanted the moment to be perfect,” I

“His loss.

man ever hear of the saying Seize the Moment?” she said, and did not know what

guess not,”

finds his fated and makes me share?” I asked her, and

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

do not think you should worry

know is the moment, and

is beyond our

she

loves you; I doubt anything will ever change

to shower and pack our

after which you will have to see the doctor because you do not seem fine,” she

which food was brought to our room by Iris, and we thanked her for

came to check on us, and Avery told him my illness had worsened, and I needed to

told him we would like to leave as early as

festival and hoped we would see each other

assured him the party would not be far, and he

restless most of the night, and it took

we woke around six in the morning, and

was the rejection that made my sickness

us to Gad, where we got into

most of the time in the car, and my skin was burning I

it was mainly

Wilson, whom I did not like much for slapping me when they brought us to

us and treated us with the

wanted to tease him about it, but my physical health and sadness did not let me tease

the estate, and I was eager to see Sylvester, but none of them wast home; neither he

to receive us, and we went to my

it was evident that

happened to her?”

used a cold towel to bring down

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

is back,

over the estate, and Sylvester does not even care,” she

no physical condition