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.

only we had something we could pin on her, I would have stylishly held her, but no one had mentioned

we caught her was based

admitted anything to Leo, she would have been an innocent

clean to be clean, but

of my

little longer, but he had

I asked Tamia, and she shook her

that I know

and me,”

mine with Susan different?” I

wasn’t pregnant? That is the only common factor between Amanda and me,” she said, and I did not want to stress her to

a brilliant idea to have

name doesn’t come up, and we do not have to see her again,”

her close, and

run wild and soon returned to where the picnic

close

human form, I checked my phone and saw

It had already begun.

were the only time

had called with his personal phone and not

it?” Tamia asked,

me four times,” I replied, and the smile in her eyes

was thinking, but we had set things

called, and Vino

Volkov,” he

asked him,

I hope this isn’t a bad time,” he said, and I was silent, giving him room

you made some arrests last night and

want to sound disrespectful, but only the council

the prisoners over to the council and let them have

some of these prisoners are council

day to no avail,”

want?” I asked him,

be too much trouble, your eminence, we hope you

also ask that you give the council control over the prison,

that your reasons are heard, and proper investigation is carried

to offend me, but we had a plan, and however nice Vino

about the law in this

problem to me, and I want

so I am taking the law into my hands to do as I see

should tell the council that I dare them to do their

will not back

when these people ran around me and tried to

for you to stay out of my

you represent,”

your enemy, Lord

am just speaking on

do not want this matter to escalate beyond the

a king; you do not

will agitate, and I do not want what happened with Alpha Christian to

did that go?” I asked him,

you have arrested

all be against

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

but he did not know I was looking for

did not

not worry

the council to stay

I please; end of the story,” I

guess we are done,” I

asked, and I smiled

expected,” I

the prisoners, and I said no,” I said, and she smiled,

in the western gardens and made love under

took a lot not

in knowing that the blue moon was just fourteen

not claim Tamia because I did

rarely would find our fated mates, let alone