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 to be

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

was a

You were a problem.

to accept

him from getting

He said, and I was beginning to

patiently to see where

would wither since

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

does not force us to be together; our heart decides to

rejected her

was why Ramsey lied and forced

control them,” He said and

by taking over, leading him to

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

enforcing the union unless he wanted

a spy to help him cause things that would make people doubt Leo’s

willingly or unwillingly helping him by feeding

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

tried to force her father to act

was feeding him

past played vividly in

was quiet when Leo took over,

all knew he was scorned by it, but he had no avenue of which

he championed the union

did not mind his daughter

wanted her to stay with us, and

his words were a bit off, but I

mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken her

Instead, he allowed it.

got into the picture that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat

it was off that we were discussing uniting with

felt it

at the clock, and it was past

to find out could not

and he frowned

had Leo’s cell by heart, so I

took a while before he

with

he was silent,

and I could hear the break

felt bad realising Ramsey had ruined our

any other way because Sylvester is my destiny, but Leo and I did not deserve what

held my pain and fought

your help,” I said, and

said, and I heard a

I said, and he

I heard a

left the hotel

need?” he

Bane because Sylvester might come

He said,

but I need to know who put that in his

must have had a discussion with someone, and they

up with

suspecting, Tamia? I

such a favour if you did not already have someone in mind

Ramsey put it in his head,” I said, and he

Amanda’s father, and trust me; I am not trying to get at her..” I said,

can never think

know you

would want to get at Amanda

saved her

her and me before

us survived, so

why you think Ramsey put it

Amanda in our house

if she would be a third wheel or

wanted her in

told me he made her

He threatened her.

his

leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself

I told him of the meeting I had

heard him curse

keep an eye on you and

our house, and she visited him

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

know if Ramsey put the idea in Kyle’s head so I can figure

is very important because everything that has happened has almost led to war between the north, east

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