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,

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

that my love is stronger than the legendary pull of

you over and

nothing to

be married and welcome

fated has no room in my life,” he said

mother hates

if she interferes?” I said,

do anything I do not want to do,” He said and lifted my hand and kissed

is it,” he said, pulling me close

mine, and I opened up

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

to feel every bit

heart was beating

mixture of

his lips to

to sink his

to disregard tradition and just go for

his head tightly, and he growled

fighting Knight, and I did not want

and I straddled him and opened

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

worshipped them and paid

felt his bulge, and I wanted

our positions and got off the bed, leaving me

to

you so badly that if I go ahead now, I will claim you,” He confessed, and I took off my

do not

already yours,” I said, and his

Knight charged back to the bed and kissed me hungrily; he moved down my

he growled

brought me

that helped me keep my

welcomed the words and

then looked at me to be sure

gently,

looked at

control myself,” He

I said, and he knelt between my legs and drove his

to pump fast

but a part of me said I

and just like that, my body went cold, and I

out and lifted my face to look

said with concern, and

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

you do,

knew he

from the bed, and I looked at him,

happened?” He said, and

I said, stuttering between

at the festival,” I

fists, and

I could see anger rise

going back

said,

could feel the pressure

did not know

I swear.

I did not know.

said it was because of Leo’s mark,” I said, rushing through the words, but his growls became

was strong and intoxicating, and we

away

claimed me, but I

I rejected him.

I

nothing

realised that my heart

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

approached me on the bed, and my heart was pounding from

do something crazy, but he hugged

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

didn’t do

did not betray

honoured me and kept your promise,” He said and sucked the soft spot

to

to be ashamed of, ” he said, looking at

to me,”

He was afraid.