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.

we could pin on her, I would have stylishly held

caught her was based on

Leo, she would have been an innocent party

to be clean, but

of my mate for taking that

have kept her as his luna for a little longer, but he had his reasons for

pain?” I asked Tamia, and she

I

was just like Devin and me,” She

mine with Susan different?” I asked, and she

is the only common factor between Amanda and me,” she said, and I did not want to stress her to think

think it was a brilliant idea to

we do not have to see her again,” I

me, and soon I pulled her close, and

allow our wolves to run wild

was close to

to my human form, I checked my phone and

It had already begun.

with my mate were the only

Vino back because he had called with his personal phone and not the official number, so I expected it

is it?” Tamia asked,

replied, and the smile in her

we had set things we

Vino

he said

is it, Vino?” I asked him, sounding short, and he cleared

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

last night and have taken over

want to sound disrespectful, but only the council has the right to deal with

to the council and let them have

fact that some of these prisoners are council members has created an

you all day to no avail,” He

do you want?”

won’t be too much trouble, your eminence, we hope you will come and defend your

control over the prison, as

it that your reasons are heard, and proper investigation is

had a plan, and however nice Vino may be, I had to

care about the

have been a problem to

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

should tell the council that I dare

back down this time

tried to cause a war? I

be wise for you to stay out of my way,

you represent,” I told him, and

your enemy, Lord

on behalf of

do not want this matter to escalate beyond the

king; you do not have the power to overthrow

what happened with Alpha Christian

did that go?” I asked him,

now you have arrested members of prestigious families and

will all be

over to the council so we can get to the bottom of the matter,

wanted to prevent me from getting into trouble, but he did

were in my favour already, and I did not need to do much to get

worry about me,

the council to

do as I please; end of the

I said to Vino and hung

him?” Tamia asked,

expected,” I said, and

said no,” I said, and

the

lot not

took comfort in knowing that the blue moon was just fourteen days away

I did not

fated mates, let alone reject them and find