Shadows of Destiny

Too Little Too Late ~Tamia~ I spent thirty minutes more in Stephanie’s room until she fell asleep.

Then I asked a maid to remove the green drink from the room and returned to mine.

I was surprised that Sylvester hadn’t returned, and I wondered what was keeping him.

I decided to link him.

“How is it going?” I asked him.

“I am on my way,” he replied, and I did not like the answer.

If it were something good, he would have said ‘great’ or ‘we caught them’ or ‘ he was cooperative’, but his response implied he wanted to discuss something serious with me.

Had he learned about Jenny’s computer too? I sat up in bed and waited.

Sylvester walked in ten minutes later.

He did not say anything.

Instead, he went to the bathroom, showered and slipped into something comfortable before coming to bed.

I sat up, waiting for him.

He leaned close and kissed me passionately, then rested his forehead against mine and sighed.

Breaking away, he buried his nose in my neck and held me to his body.

“Tamia,” he breathed, and I knew he was troubled.

I touched his head and ran my fingers through his hair to calm him down.

He must have learned something horrible.

We honestly deserved a break.

“Tell me,” I said, and he squeezed me tightly.

“He talked.

Liam spilt everything, and it isn’t good,” he said and broke away so we could keep eye contact.

“I wasn’t going to tell you any of it so you won’t get upset, but I can’t keep secrets from you, Tamia, you are my better half, and I do not want to lose your trust.

So I will go against my better judgement and tell you.

Please do not get upset,” he said, and I smiled at him.

“As long as it does not involve you being with another woman, I can deal,” I said, giggling, and he smiled at me.

“Far from it,” he said, and I already knew it.

He told me everything Liam had split, and I was in shock.

I tried to hide it, but I couldn’t.

I saw the implications of what they were doing.

I was mad.

Getting a Sidorov and an Orlov involved meant big trouble for Marcel and Theodore.

“I am trying to seek Devin’s help.

So far, they have been unable to get into his territory,” He said, and I wondered if Devin would want to help him out.

Knowing how much Devin hated Sylvester and his family.

“He is very tight with his alphas and ruthless too.

Leo is lenient, so I can understand them corrupting some of his people.

Devin’s family has led the south for many years.

Power shifted to Leo recently; before then, Ramsey’s family was in charge,” I said, and he looked at me wide-eyed.

It seemed like a light bulb had turned on in his head.

It was cute.

“Why didn’t I see it from that angle?” He said, asking himself and not me.

“Of course, Ramsey has a reason to work against Leo.

Now I see everything,” he said, and I did not know what to think.

Sylvester looked like he was reasoning alone.

“Getting his daughter into your home.” He said, counting, using his fingers, and I was trying to make sense of his words.

“I am sure he must have been trying other things before then, Tamia.

Fate only worked in his favour where Amanda was concerned.

did not expect

man that took his family’s pride from him,” He said and looked

was a

You were a problem.

refused to accept and

preventing him from getting close enough to

problem,” He said, and I was beginning to see

waited patiently to see where

bond would wither since Leo decided to shun

was a subtle rejection but a rejection nonetheless, and that is

to be together; our heart

rejected her in a subtle

and forced his daughter into your

we have to control them,” He said and got up and began

me his wolf betrayed him by taking over, leading him

and obeyed my choice,

union unless

as a spy to help him cause things that would

might have been willingly or unwillingly helping him

that throughout the time Amanda was with us, while I

or tried to force her father to act in her favour, but

feeding him

past played vividly

took over,

by it, but he had no avenue of which to act on his emotions

championed the union was

mind his

her to stay with us, and we could figure

off, but I did not

many fathers would want their only child to be a mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken her away from him by

Instead, he allowed it.

whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and

off that we were discussing uniting

it was

the clock, and it was past

find out

to call Leo’s cell,” I told Sylvester, and he frowned at me

by heart, so I just dialled and

took a while before he

said with

said, and he was

asked, and I could hear the break in his

ruined our marriage deliberately for

had it any other way because Sylvester is my

my pain and fought

your help,” I

and I heard a rustling

I said, and he

heard

just left the

do you need?” he said, and

we should team up with Bane because Sylvester

He said, and

know that much, but I need to

our leader; he must have had a discussion with

up with the idea?”

are you suspecting, Tamia? I

you did not already have someone in

know this might sound off, but I think Ramsey put it in his head,” I said, and he was

Amanda’s father, and trust me; I am not

never

know you love

want to

saved her

her and me before surrendering to

ensured both of us survived, so I can

tell me why you think Ramsey put

our house

did not care if she would be a third

her

told me he made

He threatened her.

is his only

took over,” I said, and

that when?” he asked and I told him of the meeting I had with Amanda and her

him

in our home so he could keep an eye on you

came to our house, and

knew what he was doing, so please go

to know if Ramsey put the idea in Kyle’s head

happened has almost led to war

of this organisation, and they have recruited alphas in the