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.

gentleman, unlike

persistent? “What if the pull is so strong and you

prove that my love is stronger than the legendary

choose you over and over

have nothing

be married and welcome our

no room in

hates me,

I said, and

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

it,” he said, pulling me close to

felt so good on mine, and I opened

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

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

heart was beating

mixture of

lips to

to sink his teeth in and seal

disregard tradition and just

his head tightly,

I did not

strength, and I straddled him and opened my

went for my breasts with his lips, and I looked up,

worshipped them

I wanted him to seal

the bed, leaving me gasping

to

if I go ahead now, I will claim you,” He confessed, and

do not

I said, and his eyes

the bed and kissed me hungrily; he moved down my body fast and

growled his

that brought me

me keep my promise and gave

and

and then looked at me to be sure I was seeing what

sucked gently, and

at

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

knelt between my legs and

and began to pump fast

but a part of

know… He should know, and just like that, my body went cold, and I began to

out and lifted

is the matter, green eyes?” He said with concern, and my tears

something bad, Sylvester, and I am afraid you will hate me

do, Tamia?”

knew he was

the bed, and I looked at

happened?” He said, and my tears fell

I said,

Devin at the festival,”

clenched his fists, and his

I could

was no going back from

I said, and

feel the

not know

I swear.

I did not know.

said, rushing through the

and we made

away

me, but

I rejected him.

took a lot of effort, but I rejected him,” I said and looked at

had nothing

realised that my

but he accepted it.” I

approached me on the bed, and

thought he would do something crazy, but he

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

do anything

did not betray

did something most people are incapable of; you honoured me and kept your promise,” He said and sucked the soft spot

to be

” he said, looking at me with

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

He was afraid.