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 be

was the man that took his family’s pride from him,” He said

there was

You were a problem.

reason Leo refused to accept and honour

getting close enough

a problem, his problem,” He said, and I was beginning

waited patiently to see where he would

knew the bond would wither since Leo decided to shun

rejection but a rejection nonetheless, and that is why Leo is still

be together; our heart decides to accept or reject the

had rejected her in

lied and forced

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

betrayed him by taking over, leading him to Amanda’s room and

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

unless he wanted to watch

have used his daughter as a spy to help him

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

time Amanda was with us, while I was there, she visited her

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

feeding

past played vividly

quiet when Leo took over, and there was

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

way he championed

not mind his daughter being a

stay with us, and we could figure it out

words were a bit off, but I did

how Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken

Instead, he allowed it.

the picture that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat of doom to the east, became a

it was off that we

it was

looked at the clock, and it was

find out could not

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

so I just dialled and hoped he

took a while

said with

said, and he was silent,

and I could

had ruined our marriage

my destiny, but Leo and I did not deserve what happened

held my pain and fought

your help,” I said, and Sylvester

and

Amanda there?” I said, and he

I heard

just left the hotel

do you need?” he said, and

up with Bane because Sylvester might come

course,” He said, and I

but I need to know

a discussion with

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

suspecting, Tamia?

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

think Ramsey put it

and trust me; I am not trying to get at

can never think

you love

would want to

her life that

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

us survived, so

to tell me why you think Ramsey put it in Kyle’s

Amanda in our house

did not care if she would be a third

her in

he made her

He threatened her.

his only child,

was the leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I

you that when?” he asked and I told him

him

wanted her in our home so he could keep

when she came to our house, and she visited him too

so please go easy on her, but he

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

that has happened has almost led to war between the north, east

of this organisation, and they have recruited alphas in the