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.

went to sit at our table when Susan

She looked elegant.

looked so good, and I knew it was

was a bit pissed off that they 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 left me; it was okay

thinking of how to handle seeing her when the scent

Roses and mint.

in my head, and

in me, and

stayed glued to

in

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

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

her and

the words escaped my lips effortlessly,

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

her

colours blurred out the crowd, making me zero in on

focus, the centre of

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

I wanted

I needed was her, and Knight wanted

call out to me, but I did not

I just wanted Sussan.

kept saying, and her

knew something was wrong, but I couldn’t figure

Susan walked towards us.

and I

had dominated me completely with his animalistic side; I

fighting him, but I knew it

felt utterly wrong

began to fight the scent because it was overpowering

in, all the emotions I buried

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

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

came to my

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

as the feeling was,

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

fought him with all

could not do this

not

could see

spoke her mind confidently, already assuming the mate role, and I felt people were watching us, but I was battling Knight at the same

to me, and I felt Tamia get

let her leave

I held her

be over if she walked away at that

went through the

a

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

was trying hard to snap in place,

fought Knight while

looked at Tamia, and it pissed me

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

disrespect towards Tamia was what gave me the strength

my chest as I felt

increased gradually, and I let Tamia lead me

weakness, but felt the drain of strength

that Knight began to

of the happiness

felt empty

was a strange feeling, one I had never felt

and I followed

got to the room, and she helped

complete

Knight went crazy.

Tamia mumble something, but I could not

pain was blinding, and

understood why people

pain was excruciatingly