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, who

“What if the pull is so strong and you can’t say no?”

love is stronger than the legendary

you over and

have nothing

married and welcome

room in my life,” he said with

hates

I said, and he shook his

make me do anything I do

he said, pulling

so good on mine, and I opened up to receive the goodness he

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

feel every bit

was

mixture of joy and

lips to my neck and

him to sink his teeth in and seal

to disregard tradition and just go for

his head tightly, and he growled

was fighting Knight, and I did

gave me strength, and I straddled him

with his lips, and I looked up, pushing my chest to

them and paid

I wanted him to seal

flipped our positions and got off the bed, leaving me gasping

need to rest,

I go ahead now, I will claim you,”

do not care,

yours,” I said, and his

entered a battle he would lose because Knight charged back to the bed and

growled his

brought me

words that helped me keep my promise and gave

welcomed the words and opened

and then looked at me to be sure I was seeing

gently,

looked at me

be able to control myself,” He told me, and I

said, and he knelt between my legs

began to

part of me said I was

He should know, and just like that, my body

gently pulled out and lifted my face to

matter, green eyes?” He said with

did something bad, Sylvester, and I am afraid you will hate me for it,” I said, and

you do,

knew he was

stood up from the bed, and

and my

said, stuttering between

Devin at

his fists, and his

darkened instantly, and I could see anger rise

going

my Fated,” I said, and

could feel the

know until last night,

I swear.

I did not know.

mark,” I said, rushing through the words, but his

strong and intoxicating, and we made out,” I confessed, and he

away

me, but I

I rejected him.

lot of effort, but I rejected him,” I said

had nothing

he realised that my

accepted it.” I said

the bed, and my heart was

but he hugged me tightly and kissed my

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

didn’t do anything

not

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

nothing to be

of, ” he said, looking at me with his black wolf

you, Tamia, thank you for coming back to me,” he said, tears

He was afraid.