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.

he did not expect to be

fated was the man that took his family’s

was a

You were a problem.

to accept and honour

him from getting close enough to do

He said, and I was beginning to

to see where

knew the bond would wither

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

be together; our heart decides to accept or reject

had rejected her

and forced his daughter into your

hence why we have to control them,” He said and

wolf betrayed him by taking over,

choice, his wolf would have let go

to gain in enforcing the union unless he wanted

to help him cause

unwillingly helping him

me that throughout the time Amanda was with us, while I was there, she

thought she went to report us or tried to force her father

was feeding him

vividly in

quiet when Leo took over, and

but he had no

he championed the

did not mind his daughter being

with us, and we

felt his words were a bit off, but I did not pay

a mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he should have

Instead, he allowed it.

when Amanda got into the picture that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat of doom to the east, became a topic

we were discussing

felt it was

looked at the clock, and it

I needed to find out could not

Sylvester, and he frowned at me

heart, so I just dialled and hoped

while before he

he said with a

he was silent,

and I could hear the break

realising Ramsey had ruined our marriage

have had it any other way because Sylvester is my

my pain

your help,” I said, and

he said, and I heard a rustling

said, and

I heard a

just left the hotel

you need?” he said, and I

should team up with Bane because

course,” He said,

need to know who

have had a discussion with someone, and they sort

you find out how he came up with the idea?” I asked

Tamia? I

a favour if you did not already have someone in mind and wanted to clarify,” He said,

might sound off, but I think Ramsey put it

not trying to get at her..”

can never think

know you

think you would want

her life

to kill her and me before

both of us survived, so I can never think

tell me why you think Ramsey put it in Kyle’s head,” He said, and I relaxed a

Amanda in our house by all

did not care if she would be a third wheel

wanted her in our

me he made

He threatened her.

his only child,

east before we took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself and used ‘WE’, and I hoped it wouldn’t

told you that when?” he asked and I told him of

him curse

in our home so he could keep an eye on you and run

came to our house,

he was doing, so please go easy on her, but

put the idea in Kyle’s

is very important because everything that has happened has almost

of this organisation, and they have recruited alphas in the east through