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.

sit at our

She looked elegant.

so good, and I

bit pissed off that they would allow her into the party, but I kept it together; there was no time that I

was still thinking of how to handle seeing her

Roses and mint.

my head, and he began

felt an overwhelming giddiness in me, and I tried to fight

eyes stayed glued

faded in those

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

No one existed.

Nothing mattered.

her

lips

I did not hear her voice, but I read her

take her away from

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

was my focus, the centre of my

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

wanted was

was her, and

fearful voice call out to

I just wanted Sussan.

kept saying, and her scent filled my

wrong, but I couldn’t figure

Susan walked towards us.

said, howling in my head, and I knew

completely with his animalistic side; I was

why I was fighting him, but I knew it

utterly wrong about

fight the scent because it was

her in, all the emotions

mind, and I wanted to return to those days when I had no care in the world, and we made plans for the future, hoping we would be

and I was broken, and

to

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

the feeling was, I had to

wanted Susan, Knight wanted Susan, and he

with all

not do

not break her

approached confidently, and I could see she

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

let her

did not have complete control, but I

knew it would be over if she

through the

heard a loud

crowd’s attention from us, but I could not

trying hard to snap in place, and I fought it

while I

noticed how she looked at Tamia, and it pissed me

going to give her the power to make that

Tamia was what gave me the strength to reject

cut through my chest as I felt something cut the bond’s

increased gradually, and I let Tamia lead me

felt the drain of strength

that Knight began to howl and growl in

the happiness left

empty and

strange feeling, one I had never

and I

to the room, and

on the bed in complete agony and felt

Knight went crazy.

mumble something, but I could not pay

pain was blinding, and my energy was

understood why

pain was excruciatingly