Shadows of Destiny

The Snapping Of Bonds ~Sylvester~ I heard my mother enter our room, and I wondered what she wanted with Tamia; I was still battling with my cufflink, so I remained.

I didn’t interrupt her.

My mother’s words touched my heart.

I knew Susan had been trying to reach me since she arrived but ignored her.

Glenda had come to see me in the office twice, and by the third time, I had banned her from my wing.

The woman was obnoxious hence why Dominic still found it hard to commit to her fully.

I was sure that if Dominic met someone like Tamia, he would change.

I had to ask her how she would feel if I tried to turn Dominic away from her, and she got the message.

I thought it was stupid of her to try to get me to see Susan knowing that I was mated to Tamia.

I was glad that my mother took the initiative.

I exited the closet when my mother left and saw Tamia.

She looked breathtaking.

If the event wasn’t important, I would have peeled off her clothes and taken her on the spot.

Her tummy was flat, and I wished her bump was showing like Linda’s just so Leo would know to keep off.

I trusted my woman and knew she would only have eyes for me.

I also took comfort in the fact that Devin would not be attending the event.

I did not know his reasons, but Marcel had put someone to watch him, just in case he was up to no good.

I still could not forget that he believed he should be lord because he killed my father.

Inviting Devin without my consent was going to cost Joan and Pamela.

I just needed the games to be over before I made my move.

We arrived at the ballroom and everyone stared at us.

I heard the whispers, and I ignored them.

It was mainly envious folks.

They made it sound like I took someone’s wife and made Tamia seem like she was a social climber.

I was glad Tamia wasn’t listening or maybe she heard and just chose to ignore it.

Either way, her mood wasn’t affected.

I did not miss the multiple lustful eyes that looked at Tamia; I had to growl to make them stop, but there were people that couldn’t help it.

My mate and soon–to–be wife had that effect.

She was captivating.

We sat at the table, joining my friends, their mates and my mother.

I did not miss the eastern Alphas that angrily left the hall.

With how they looked at Marcel and Theo, I figured they were Avery and Linda’s exes, and I knew the women were enjoying it.

The Alphas lined up to greet me, and when it was Leo’s turn, I could see he had it bad.

The man seemed like he had fallen on hard times.

He had dark circles, and his eyes weren’t lively.

He stared at Tamia with regret and longing but dared not express it.

Tamia was no longer a member of his pack, so he could not link her.

He walked away and I could tell he wished things had happened differently.

If it weren’t for the letters exchanged between us, I might have beat him up for what he did to Tamia, but all was water under the bridge now.

I had fun at the party and Tamia and I danced and socialised with people.

to sit at our table when Susan walked

She looked elegant.

so good, and I knew it

together; there was no time that I wouldn’t have to face her; besides, she was the

still thinking of how to handle

Roses and mint.

my head, and he began

an overwhelming giddiness in me, and I tried to

eyes stayed

faded in those

her, my lips were begging to kiss her,

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

at her and

the words escaped my lips effortlessly, and she

hear her voice, but I read

to take her

the swirl of colours blurred

my focus, the centre of my

it poking at the

I wanted

was her, and Knight wanted to go

to

I just wanted Sussan.

kept saying, and her

something was wrong, but I

Susan walked towards us.

and I knew I

completely with his

why I was fighting him, but I knew it was

utterly wrong

scent because it was

all the emotions I buried

my mind, and I wanted to return to those days when I had no care

that she left and I was broken, and I tried to move

came to my

moment I lifted her chin and gazed into her eyes to the promises I made her, our baby and her fears,

the feeling was, I had to

my being wanted Susan,

him with

do this to

not break her

and I could see she

felt people were watching us, but I was battling

to me, and I felt

dared not let her leave like

control, but I held

if she walked away at that

through the

heard a loud

somehow taken the crowd’s attention from us, but I could not look; I was enthralled

in place, and

Knight while

she looked at Tamia, and it pissed

to give

disrespect towards Tamia was what gave me the strength to reject

through my chest as I felt something cut

and I let Tamia lead

not show weakness, but felt the drain of

so strong that Knight began to

of the happiness

felt empty and

feeling, one I

led me, and I

and

on the bed in complete agony and felt like I would

Knight went crazy.

mumble something,

pain was blinding, and my energy was

understood why people

pain was excruciatingly