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.

I went to sit at our table

She looked elegant.

and

would allow her into the party, but I kept it together; there was no time that I wouldn’t have to face her; besides, she was the one who

of how to handle seeing her when the scent

Roses and mint.

my head, and he began

me, and I

stayed glued to

in those

touch her, my lips were begging

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

at her and our

my lips effortlessly, and

hear her voice, but I read her lips, and she was

take her away

and the swirl of colours blurred out the crowd, making

my focus, the centre of

feel it poking at the sides of my

I wanted was

was her, and Knight wanted to go for

to me, but I did not

I just wanted Sussan.

kept saying, and her

was wrong, but I couldn’t

Susan walked towards us.

in my head, and

his

did not know why I was fighting him, but I knew it was

felt utterly wrong

began to fight the scent

her in, all the emotions I buried and tried to

had no care in the world, and we made plans

fought and then remembered that she left and I was broken, and I tried to

to my

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

feeling was, I had to

of my being wanted Susan, Knight wanted Susan, and

fought him with all

not do

not break

confidently, and I could see

the mate role, and I felt people were watching us, but I was battling

to me, and I felt Tamia

not let her leave like

have complete control, but I held her wrist

it would be over if she walked away at

through

a

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

place, and I

fought Knight while I spoke

noticed how she looked at Tamia, and it

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

gave me the strength to

pain cut through my chest as

pain increased gradually, and I let

weakness, but felt

was so strong that Knight began to howl and

of the happiness

empty and

strange feeling, one

me, and I

the room, and

bed in complete agony and felt like I

Knight went crazy.

something, but I could not pay

and my energy

why people

pain was excruciatingly