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 when Susan

She looked elegant.

and I knew it

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

how to handle seeing her when the scent

Roses and mint.

growled in my head, and

me, and

eyes stayed glued to

faded in those

my lips were begging to kiss her, and my entire system was

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

looked at her and our eyes

lips effortlessly,

hear her voice, but I read her lips,

to take her away

around her, and the swirl of colours blurred out the crowd, making me

was my focus, the centre

feel it poking at the

I wanted

was her, and

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

Susan walked towards us.

my head, and I knew I

his animalistic side; I was fighting

did not know why I was fighting him,

utterly wrong about

the scent

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

return to those days when I had no care in the world, and we made

fought and then remembered that she left and I was

to

her chin and gazed into her eyes to the promises I made

the feeling was, I

fibre of my being wanted Susan, Knight wanted Susan, and he fought

fought him with all

could not do this to

dared not

confidently, and I could see she was glad

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

spoke to me, and

not let her leave like

complete control, but I held her wrist to

it would be over if she walked away at

through

heard a loud

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

was trying hard to snap in place, and I fought

while I spoke to

how she looked at Tamia, and it pissed me

going to give her the power

disrespect towards Tamia was what gave me the strength to

chest as

let Tamia lead me

felt

so strong that Knight began to howl and growl

of the happiness

felt empty and

feeling, one I had

led me, and

got to the room, and she helped me

bed in complete agony and felt like

Knight went crazy.

I heard Tamia mumble something,

pain was blinding, and my energy was

understood why people

was excruciatingly