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

Amanda, persistent? “What if the pull

will prove that my love is stronger than the

will choose you over and

nothing to worry

we will be married and welcome our baby

in my life,” he said

mother hates

she interferes?” I said,

doesn’t hate you, and she can never make me do anything I do not

is it,” he said, pulling me

and I opened

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

every bit of him, knowing this was it for

was

mixture of

lips to

his teeth in and seal

disregard tradition and just go for

head tightly, and

fighting Knight, and I

me strength, and I straddled him and opened

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

them and paid

felt his bulge, and I wanted him

our positions and got off the

need to

so badly that if I go ahead now, I

not

already yours,” I said,

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

he growled his

that brought me back from the

that helped me keep

words and opened wider for

teased my knob with his tongue and then looked at me to be sure I

sucked gently, and I

looked at me

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

between my legs and

to pump fast and

a part of me said

just like that,

lifted my face to look

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

I am afraid you will hate me

do, Tamia?” He asked

knew he

up from the bed,

He said, and my tears fell

I said, stuttering between

at

his fists, and his

I could

was no going back from

was my Fated,” I said,

feel the pressure of his

did not know until

I swear.

I did not know.

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

pull was strong and intoxicating, and we made

wiped away

almost claimed me,

I rejected him.

but I rejected him,” I said and looked at

had nothing to give

because he realised that my heart

he accepted it.” I said and began

bed, and my

would do something crazy, but he hugged me tightly and

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

do

did not betray

honoured me and kept your

to be ashamed

and Kaira have nothing to be ashamed of, ” he said, looking at me

you for coming back to me,” he said,

He was afraid.