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.

did not expect to

man that took his family’s pride

was a

You were a problem.

Leo refused to accept and honour

obstacle preventing him from getting close enough to do

said,

to see where

the bond would wither since Leo

a subtle rejection but a rejection nonetheless, and that is

us to be together; our heart decides to accept

rejected her in a

why Ramsey lied and

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

taking over, leading him to Amanda’s room

choice, his wolf would have

enforcing the union unless he wanted to

help him

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

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

went to report us or tried to force her father to act

was feeding

vividly in my

was quiet when Leo took

but he had no avenue of which to act on his

he championed

mind his daughter being a

said he wanted her to stay with us, and we

felt his words were a bit off, but I

to be a mistress? With how Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken

Instead, he allowed it.

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

was off that we were discussing uniting

it

clock, and it was past

to find

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

so I just dialled and

while before he finally

said with

said, and he

and I could hear the break

bad realising Ramsey had ruined our marriage deliberately for his

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

my pain

need your help,” I said,

want..” he said, and

Amanda there?” I said, and he was

I heard a

just left

you need?” he said, and

the idea that we should team up with Bane because Sylvester might come for the east?” I asked,

course,” He said, and

but I need to

with someone,

up with the idea?” I asked him, and

are you suspecting, Tamia? I know you very

not already have someone in mind and

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

father, and trust me; I am not trying to

can never

you

never think you would want to get

her life that

to kill her and me before surrendering

both of us survived, so I can

why you think Ramsey put it

wanted Amanda in our

would

just wanted her

told me he made

He threatened her.

his only

took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself and used ‘WE’, and I hoped it wouldn’t get to

him of

heard him curse

keep an eye on you and

to our house, and she visited him too

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

just need to know if Ramsey put the idea in Kyle’s

has happened has almost led to war between the

organisation, and they have recruited alphas in the east through