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.

unlike Amanda, who

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

will prove that my love is stronger than the legendary pull of

will choose you

nothing

we will be married and welcome

fated has no room in my

hates me,

she interferes?” I said,

hate you, and she can never make me do anything I do not want to do,” He said and lifted

he said, pulling me close

mine, and I opened

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

bit of him, knowing

was

mixture of

travelled with his lips to my neck and

sink his teeth in and seal the

tradition and just go for

his head tightly, and

and I

I

I

worshipped them and

his bulge, and I wanted him to

our positions and got off the bed, leaving

need to

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

do not care,

said, and

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

he growled his famous

brought me back from the

keep my promise

the words and

and then looked at me

sucked gently,

looked at me

to control myself,” He told me, and I shook

he knelt between my legs

growled and began to pump fast

it, but a part of me said

and just like that, my body went

out and lifted my face

eyes?” He said with

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

you do, Tamia?” He asked

he

the bed, and I looked at him,

said, and my

I said, stuttering

Devin at the

and his hands began

eyes darkened instantly, and I could see anger

was no going back from

said, and Knight

feel the pressure

know until last

I swear.

I did not know.

I said, rushing through the words, but his growls became

pull was strong and intoxicating, and we made

wiped away

me, but

I rejected him.

but I

had nothing to give

that my heart belonged

hard, but he accepted it.” I said

me on the bed, and my

would do something crazy, but he hugged me

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

didn’t do

did not betray

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

to

to be ashamed of, ” he said, looking at me with

coming back to me,”

He was afraid.