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.

am sure he did not expect

that took his family’s pride

there was

You were a problem.

Leo refused to accept

getting close

his problem,” He said, and I was beginning

see where he would

bond would wither since Leo decided

that is why Leo

force us to be together; our heart decides

had rejected her in a

Ramsey lied and forced his daughter into

control them,”

taking

obeyed my choice, his wolf would

in enforcing the union unless he wanted

used his daughter as a spy to help him cause things that would make people doubt

been willingly or unwillingly helping him by feeding him information,” he

with us,

us or tried to force her father to act in her

feeding

vividly in my

quiet when Leo took over,

knew he was scorned by it, but he had no

he championed the union was

his daughter being

said he wanted her to stay with us, and

bit off, but I

be a mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he

Instead, he allowed it.

was when Amanda got into the picture that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark

that we were discussing uniting with Bane

felt it

clock, and

needed to find out could

Leo’s cell,” I told Sylvester, and he

so I

took a while

said with

said, and he was silent, then

and I could hear the break

realising Ramsey had ruined our marriage deliberately for his personal

had it any other way because Sylvester is my destiny, but

pain

help,” I

you want..” he said, and I heard a rustling

I said, and he

I heard a

left the hotel

you need?” he said,

Bane because Sylvester might come for

He said,

much, but I need to know who

our leader; he must have had a discussion with someone, and they sort of

up with the idea?” I asked him,

are you suspecting, Tamia? I know you very

to ask for such a favour if you did not already have someone in mind and

know this might sound off, but I think Ramsey put it in his

me; I am not trying to get

never

know you

think you would want to get at Amanda

her life

have waited for them to kill her and me before surrendering to go

ensured both of us survived, so

think Ramsey put it in Kyle’s

in our

would be a third wheel

wanted her in our

me he made

He threatened her.

his only

shouldn’t do that, but then again, he was the leader of the east before we took over,” I

he asked and I told him of the meeting I had with Amanda and

him

home so he could keep an eye

came to our house, and she visited

doubt she knew what he was doing, so please go easy on her,

need to know if Ramsey put the idea in Kyle’s head so I can figure out what to

important because everything that has happened has almost

of this organisation, and they