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,

“What if the pull is so strong and you can’t say no?” I asked him, tears streaming

prove that my love is stronger than the

choose you over and

have nothing

we will be married and welcome

no room in

mother hates

said, and he shook his

doesn’t hate you, and she can never make me do anything I do not want to do,” He

pulling

mine, and I opened up to receive the goodness he was

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

to feel every bit of him, knowing

heart was beating

mixture of joy and

his lips to my

his teeth in and

tradition and just

head tightly, and

Knight, and I did

strength, and I straddled

I looked up,

worshipped them and paid

felt his bulge, and I wanted him

the bed, leaving me gasping for

need to

so badly that if I go ahead now, I will claim you,” He

do not care,

yours,” I said, and his eyes went

charged back to the bed and kissed me hungrily; he moved down my body fast and went

growled his famous

that brought me

helped me keep my promise and

the words and opened wider

his tongue and then looked at me

sucked gently,

looked at me

He told

knelt between my legs and drove

to pump

part of me said I

should know, and just like that, my body went

pulled out and lifted my face to look

the matter, green eyes?” He said with concern,

and I am afraid you will hate me

do, Tamia?” He

he was controlling

from the bed, and I looked at him,

He said, and my tears

said, stuttering between

Devin at the

and his hands began to

instantly, and I could see anger rise in

going

my Fated,” I said, and Knight began to

the pressure

did not know until last

I swear.

I did not know.

was because of Leo’s mark,” I said, rushing through

we made out,” I confessed,

away

almost claimed me, but I

I rejected him.

lot of effort, but I

had nothing

accepted because he realised that my

it.” I said and

the bed, and my heart was

something crazy, but he hugged me tightly and kissed my

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

do

did not betray

honoured me and kept

nothing to be ashamed

and Kaira have nothing to be ashamed of, ” he said, looking at me with

you for coming back to me,” he

He was afraid.