Shadows of Destiny

~Sylvester~ I waited for Tamia in the western garden.

I had the staff prepare a picnic for us.

I stood and paced around the garden waiting for Tamia to join me.

I was told Leo had sent for her, and it had something to do with Amanda.

I wasn’t worried, but I did not like that she would be dragged into their mess.

They chose each other they should leave my mate out of it, but Leo was yet to learn that Tamia was permanently out of his life.

I would leave the issue for both of them to resolve.

I might have approved a friendship, but it was wrong for Leo to involve Tamia in his problems with Amanda, the woman he broke her heart for.

Soon I saw Tamia approaching, and she had a broad grin.

It was clear whatever Leo called her for had no adverse effect on her.

She rushed at me, and I lifted her from the ground, and we kissed passionately.

It felt so good holding her in my arms in the garden.

Breaking the kiss, she looked around at what I had prepared for our time together and was beaming.

“It’s lovely, Sylvester,” she said, almost on the verge of tears, and I held her to my chest.

That was when I caught Leo’s scent.

Had he been hugging my mate? I controlled Knight and broke the hug gently.

“Jealousy does not suit you, big guy.

He rejected Amanda, and she left.

He needed a shoulder to cry on.

You, of all people, know the emptiness that comes with rejection,” She said, knowing exactly what was the matter with me, and I smiled because it was okay.

“You can’t blame me for being possessive,” I teased.

We sat and enjoyed the scenery.

I rested my head on her laps, and she ran her fingers through my hair.

We were catching our breaths and relaxing.

I noticed Tamia had been overwhelmed lately, despite not complaining about it.

I knew it, and I was glad we were relaxing.

“Stephanie, Katya and Nicole are planning our big day,” She said, and I already had that information.

David had told me when I took Dominic to see him.

He was still with Dominic, and I hoped my brother would let our half-sibling in.

“I know; David told me when I took Dominic to see him,” I said, and she giggled.

“How did Dominic handle seeing him?” She asked, knowing how Dominic was.

“He was shocked to see how much David looked like our father.

Dominic liked our father, so it was easy for him to look past the Alissa thing.

They are together as we speak.” I said, and she sighed.

“The conversation Amanda had with Annika was a bit weird.

I did not want to say much, but I think we should keep an eye on her, Sylvester.

I asked Wilson to put a Kappa on her just in case her name comes up somewhere in the middle of all this; we would know where to get her,” She said, and I sat up.

“How weird was it?” I asked her, worried because everyone wasn’t comfortable with Amanda’s business, and there had to be something to it.

on her, I would have

way we caught her was based

she would have been an innocent party in all

too clean to be clean, but there

my mate for taking that

luna for a little longer, but he had his reasons for letting her

I asked Tamia, and she

that I know

and me,” She said,

mine with Susan different?” I

Susan wasn’t pregnant? That is the only common factor between Amanda and me,” she said, and

think it was a brilliant idea

and we do not have

and soon I pulled her close, and

went into the woods to allow our wolves to run wild and soon returned to

close

I checked my phone and saw

It had already begun.

with my mate were the only time I was

he had called with his personal phone

it?” Tamia asked,

replied, and the smile in her eyes

but we had set things we needed to complete

called, and Vino answered after two

Volkov,” he

is it, Vino?” I asked him,

a bad time,” he said, and I was

some arrests last night

to sound disrespectful, but only the

to the council and let them have a fair

some of these prisoners are council members has created an

day to

do you want?” I asked

trouble, your eminence, we hope you will come and defend

give the council control over the

you that I will see to it that your reasons are heard, and proper investigation is carried out to bring

had a plan, and however nice Vino

do not care about the law in this regard,

people have been a problem

taking the law into my hands to do as

council that I dare them to

not back down this

tried to cause a

for you to stay out of

you represent,” I told him,

not your enemy, Lord

on behalf of the

this matter to escalate beyond the way it

are lord, not a king; you do

and I do not want what happened with Alpha Christian to happen again.” He said,

how well did that go?” I asked

go well, but now you have arrested members of prestigious families and the

all be against

get to the bottom of the matter, and there won’t be hatred

to prevent me from getting into trouble, but he

already, and I did not need to do much to get what I

worry about

advise the council to stay out

end of the story,” I said, and he was

we are done,” I said

Tamia asked,

we expected,” I said,

wants me to turn over the prisoners, and I said no,” I

in the western gardens and made love under the

a lot not to claim

the blue moon was just

did not claim Tamia because I did

our fated mates, let alone