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

that took his family’s pride

was

You were a problem.

to accept and honour the

him from getting close enough

said, and I was beginning to see his

to see

the bond would wither since

a rejection nonetheless, and that is why Leo is still unable to bond with Amanda

not force us to be together; our heart decides to accept or reject

her in a

lied and forced his daughter into

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

me his wolf betrayed him by taking over,

Knight let go of Susan and obeyed my choice, his

nothing to gain in enforcing the union unless he wanted to watch

used his daughter as a spy to help him cause

willingly or unwillingly helping him by feeding him

with us, while I was there, she visited

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

was feeding

played vividly in my

quiet when Leo took over,

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

championed the union was

did not mind his daughter

us, and we could figure

off, but I did not pay any

to be a mistress? With how

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

was off that we were discussing uniting with Bane against

felt it

looked at the clock, and

I needed to find

Leo’s cell,” I told Sylvester, and he frowned at me but handed me my

Leo’s cell by heart, so I just dialled

while before he

said with

he was silent, then he

I could

bad realising Ramsey had ruined our

my destiny, but Leo and I did not deserve

held my pain and

I need your help,” I said,

he said, and I heard

said, and

I heard a

left the

he said, and

up with Bane because Sylvester might come

of course,” He said,

I need to know who put that

have had a discussion with someone, and they sort of put it in

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

you suspecting, Tamia? I

did not already have

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

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

never think

you love

never think you would want

saved her life that

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

ensured both of us survived,

put it in Kyle’s

wanted Amanda in our

if she would be a third wheel or

just wanted her in

he made her

He threatened her.

is his only

was the leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself and used ‘WE’, and I

I told him of the meeting I

him

her in our home so he could keep an

when she came to our house, and she

knew what he was doing, so

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

happened has almost led to war between the north, east

of this organisation, and they have recruited alphas in the