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

that took his family’s pride from him,” He

was

You were a problem.

Leo refused to

getting close

He said, and I was beginning to see

to see where

would wither since Leo

and that is why

to be together; our

her

and forced his

wolves are primal hence why we have to control them,”

wolf betrayed him by taking

choice,

the union unless he wanted to watch Leo and counter his

must have used his daughter as a spy to help him

or unwillingly helping him

hit me that throughout the time Amanda was with us, while I was there, she visited her father too

to report us or tried to force her father to act in her favour,

feeding

past played vividly

quiet when Leo took over,

he was scorned by it, but he had no

championed

not mind his daughter

us, and we could

a bit off, but I did not pay

want their only child to be a mistress? With how

Instead, he allowed it.

the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat of doom to

it was off that we were discussing uniting with

felt it was

the clock, and it

I needed to find

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

I just

took a while

with

I said, and he was silent, then

asked, and I could hear

realising Ramsey had ruined our marriage deliberately for his

my destiny, but Leo and I did not deserve what

my pain

your help,” I said, and

and

there?” I said,

I heard a

left the hotel

he said, and

that we should team up with Bane because Sylvester might come for

course,” He said, and I

that much, but I need to know who put that in his

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

out how he came up with the idea?” I asked him, and

suspecting, Tamia? I know

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

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

and trust me; I am not trying to get

can never think that,

you

think you would want to get at Amanda

her

waited for them to kill her and

us survived, so

Ramsey put it in Kyle’s head,” He said, and I relaxed

our house by all

she would be a third wheel

just wanted her in

me he made her lie

He threatened her.

is his

was the leader of the east before we took over,”

and I told him of the

heard him

could keep an eye on you and

she came to our house, and she visited him too

so please go easy on her,

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

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