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.

at our

She looked elegant.

and

was no time that I wouldn’t have to face her; besides, she was the one who left me; it was okay

how to handle seeing her when the scent

Roses and mint.

my head, and

in me, and

stayed

faded in those

were begging to kiss her, and my entire system was out of

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

looked at her and

the words escaped my lips effortlessly, and she smiled

not hear her voice, but I read her lips, and she

take her away from

colours blurred out the crowd, making

focus, the centre

me, I could feel it poking at the sides of my mind,

I wanted

needed was her, and Knight wanted to

I heard a faint fearful voice call out to me, but I did not care; it

I just wanted Sussan.

kept saying, and her scent filled

was wrong, but I couldn’t figure

Susan walked towards us.

and

his animalistic side; I

was fighting him, but I knew it was

felt utterly

scent because it was overpowering

I breathed her in, all the emotions I buried and tried

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

that she left and

came to my

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

the feeling was, I had to

of my being wanted Susan, Knight wanted Susan, and

with all

could not do this to

dared not break her

could see she was

mind confidently, already assuming the mate role, and I felt people were watching

to me, and I felt

not let her leave

not have complete control, but I held her wrist to stop her

would be over if she walked

went through the

heard a

somehow taken the crowd’s attention from us, but I could

trying hard to snap in place, and

while I

noticed how she looked at Tamia, and it pissed

had no right, and I wasn’t going to give her the power to make

gave me the strength

The pain cut through my chest as I felt something cut the

gradually, and I let Tamia lead

show weakness, but felt the

began to howl

the happiness

felt empty and

strange feeling, one I had never felt

led me, and I

room, and she helped me to

complete

Knight went crazy.

I heard Tamia mumble something,

and my energy

understood why people feared

was excruciatingly