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

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

there was a

You were a problem.

Leo refused to accept and honour the

him from getting

were a problem, his problem,” He said, and I

see where

the bond would wither since Leo decided to shun

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

not force us to be together; our

her in a subtle

and forced his daughter into your

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

betrayed him by taking

my choice, his wolf would have let go eventually, and

union unless

help him cause things that would make

unwillingly

us, while I was there, she visited her

us or tried to force her father to act in her

feeding him

played vividly in

when Leo took over, and

but he had no avenue of which to act on his emotions until

championed the union was

did not mind his daughter being

with us, and we

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

child to be a mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken her away from him by

Instead, he allowed it.

the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat of doom to the east, became a topic of discussion in

we were

felt it was

at the clock,

find out

I told Sylvester, and

cell by heart, so I just dialled

while before he

with a sleepy

said, and he was silent,

and I could hear the

ruined our marriage

have had it any other way because Sylvester is my destiny, but Leo and I did not

held my pain and

need your help,” I said,

you want..” he said, and I heard a

Amanda there?” I said, and he was

heard

just left

you need?” he said,

up with Bane because Sylvester might come

He said,

much, but I need to know who put that

isn’t our leader; he must have had a discussion with someone, and they sort of

out how he came up with the idea?”

suspecting, Tamia? I

wouldn’t call to ask for such a favour if you did not already have someone in mind and wanted to clarify,” He said,

but I think Ramsey put

not trying to

can never think that,

know you

never think you would want to get at Amanda

her life

waited for them to kill her and

survived, so I can

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

in our house by

care if she would be

her

told me he made her lie

He threatened her.

is his only

do that, but then again, he was the leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself and

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

heard him curse

wanted her in our home so he could keep an eye on

our house, and she visited him too

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

Kyle’s head so I can figure out

because everything that has happened has almost led to war between the

think Ramsey is part of this organisation, and they have recruited alphas