Shadows of Destiny

Awake ~Tamia~ Everyone was elated by the news except for Sylvester.

I could see he was happy, but he squeezed my hand gently.

“Thank you, doctor, but why is she ill? Linda is pregnant, and she isn’t ill,” He said, and I could understand his reaction to the news.

“People experience pregnancy differently, but I will still take her blood sample to test for other things.

If there is anything, she is already recovering from it.

I will give her a mild sedative to help her relax and sleep it off, but there is no cause for alarm here.

She will be alright when she wakes up; she just needs to rest, “He said.

“I will administer a mild sedative to help her rest”, he added.

The doctor administered the medication and left.

Leaving Sylvester, Avery and me in the bedroom.

My eyes became heavy, and I fell asleep.

I woke up to see Sylvester lying beside me in bed and working on his computer.

I groaned, and he looked at me and smiled.

He put his computer on the nightstand and kissed my forehead.

“If you were a child, I would have said you were grounded,” He said with a tinge of anger, and I understood.

His eyes were teary, and he was fighting his emotions.

“Anything could have happened to you out there, Tamia.

Anything.

Why would you keep something so significant from me?” He asked, and I gradually sat up.

“Had I told you I was throwing up and feeling feverish, you would not have allowed me to go, and I did not trust the council to do your bidding in the west,” I said, and he bowed his head and then looked at me.

“How are you feeling now?” He asked and placed his hand gently on my belly.

His touch felt good against my skin, and I wanted his hand to linger.

Kaira was silent because she was ashamed of what we did and what she almost allowed to happen.

I understood her shame.

“Don’t do this again.

Always tell me what you are going through, Tamia.

We will get through it together no matter how terrible it is,” He said, and I nodded.

“So we will be parents soon,” he said with a broad grin, and I smiled at him.

I felt like shit.

How would I tell him I saw Devin and we made out? How would I tell him he was my fated, but I rejected him? How? “Please don’t,” Kaira pleaded with me, afraid.

I understood her fear because making out with Devin and almost allowing him to claim us felt like a great betrayal.

“How were things over there?” he asked, and I told him everything Alpha Jake told me about the attack.

He took off his shirt and snuggled into bed beside me to hold me.

I felt at peace when he wrapped his arms around me and enveloped me with his scent.

I held him resting my head on his chest, and looked up at him.

“I love you, Sylvester.

Please don’t break my heart,” I said in tears, and he frowned.

He was surprised at my sudden mood.

“I can never hurt you, Tamia,” He said and placed my hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat.

“I cannot live without you.” He said.

“If your fated shows up, what would you do?” I asked, and he sat up gently.

I gently sat up, too, and he looked at me.

“I make my destiny, Tamia, and I choose you and our baby.

She would have shown up late.

I have given everything to you, Tamia; I have nothing to give her,” he said, and I bowed my head, knowing how strong the pull was and how Leo failed.

a gentleman, unlike Amanda,

his fated is like Amanda, persistent? “What if the pull is so strong and you can’t

my love is stronger than

choose you over

have nothing to

married and welcome our baby into

has no room in my life,” he

hates me,

interferes?” I said,

can never make me do anything I

is it,” he said, pulling me close to kiss

I

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

kissed him hungrily, wanting to feel every bit of him, knowing

heart was beating

mixture of

his lips to my

sink his teeth in

tradition and just

head tightly, and he growled and

was fighting Knight, and I did not

strength, and I

lips, and I looked up,

worshipped them and paid

and I wanted

got off the bed, leaving me gasping for air

need to

so badly that if I go ahead now, I

do not care,

yours,” I said, and his eyes

a battle he would lose because Knight charged back to the bed and kissed me hungrily; he moved down my body fast

growled

that brought me back from the

that helped me keep my promise

and opened

then looked at me to be sure I was seeing

sucked gently, and I

at

myself,” He told me, and I

I said, and he knelt between my legs

began to pump fast and

a part of me said I

know, and just like that, my body

lifted my face to

said with concern, and my tears fell

and I am afraid you will hate me for it,” I said, and he

do, Tamia?” He asked

he was controlling

from the bed, and

happened?” He said, and my tears

said,

at

fists, and his hands

instantly, and I could

was no going back

was my Fated,” I said, and Knight

feel the pressure of his

did not know until

I swear.

I did not know.

I said, rushing through the

pull was strong and intoxicating, and we made out,” I

wiped away my

claimed me, but I

I rejected him.

took a lot of effort, but I rejected

had nothing

accepted because he realised that my heart belonged

hard, but he accepted it.” I said and began

on the bed, and my heart was pounding from

would do something crazy, but

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

didn’t do anything

not betray

most people are incapable of; you honoured me and kept your promise,” He

to

be ashamed of, ” he said, looking at

you for coming back to me,” he said, tears streaming down

He was afraid.