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 was

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

stronger

will choose you

nothing

will be married and welcome our baby

in my

hates

interferes?” I said, and he shook

anything I do not want

pulling

on mine, and I

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

kissed him hungrily, wanting to feel every bit of him, knowing this was it

heart was beating

of

his lips to my neck

wanted him to sink his teeth in

to disregard tradition and just

his head tightly, and

fighting Knight, and I did not

strength, and I straddled him and

my breasts with his lips, and I

them and paid

I wanted him to seal

and got off the bed, leaving

to

now, I will claim you,” He

not care,

already yours,” I said, and his

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

growled his famous

me back from the

me keep my promise and gave

the words and opened

with his tongue and then looked at me

gently, and I

looked at me

won’t be able to control myself,” He told me, and I shook my

said, and he knelt between

growled and began to

but a part

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

pulled out and lifted my face to look

green eyes?” He said with concern, and my tears fell

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

did you do,

he was

the bed, and

and my tears fell

I said, stuttering

saw Devin at the

his fists, and

and I could see anger rise in

going

Fated,” I said, and Knight began

feel the pressure of

know

I swear.

I did not know.

mark,” I said, rushing through the words,

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

away my

me,

I rejected him.

I rejected him,”

nothing to

because he realised that my heart belonged to

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

the bed, and my

thought he would do something crazy, but

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

do

did not betray

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

nothing to be ashamed

be ashamed of, ”

back to me,” he said,

He was afraid.