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, who was

my wishes; what if his fated is like Amanda, persistent? “What if the pull is so strong and you can’t

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

choose you over and over

nothing to

will be married and welcome our

has no room in

mother hates me,

if she interferes?” I said, and he

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

it,” he said, pulling me close to kiss

mine, and I opened

Erasing Devin’s kiss.

every bit of him, knowing

heart was beating

of joy

lips to my neck

to sink his teeth in and seal

disregard tradition and just go

head tightly, and he growled

fighting Knight, and I did

I straddled him

went for my breasts with his lips, and I

them and

his bulge, and I wanted him to seal the

gently flipped our positions and got off the bed, leaving me gasping for air

need to

ahead now, I will claim you,” He confessed, and I took

do not care,

I said, and his eyes went completely

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

growled his famous

words that brought me

helped me keep my

and opened wider for

with his tongue and then looked at me to be sure I was seeing what he was

gently, and

at

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

between my

and began to

it, but a part of me said I was

just like that, my body went cold,

gently pulled out and lifted my face to look at

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

you will hate me for it,” I said, and he

did you do,

he

bed, and I looked at

He said, and my tears

said,

Devin at

his fists, and his

darkened instantly, and I could see anger rise

was no going back

was my Fated,” I said, and Knight

feel the pressure

know until last night,

I swear.

I did not know.

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

intoxicating, and we made out,” I

away my

claimed me, but I

I rejected him.

but I

had nothing

realised that my

he accepted it.”

me on the bed, and my heart was pounding

crazy, but

“It’s okay, darling.

It’s okay.

do anything

did not betray

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

have nothing to be

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

for coming back to me,” he said,

He was afraid.