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

caught her was based

anything to Leo, she

be clean, but there

proud of my

kept her as his luna for a little longer, but he had his reasons for letting her go, and I could not

I asked Tamia, and she shook

that I know

just like Devin and

with Susan different?” I

me,” she said,

it was a brilliant idea

we do not have to see her again,” I said,

me, and soon I pulled her close, and we were lying on

woods to allow our wolves to run wild

was close to

form, I checked my phone and saw many missed calls

It had already begun.

few hours with my mate were the only

with his personal phone and not the official

it?” Tamia

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

thinking, but we had set things we needed to complete

called, and Vino answered after two

Volkov,” he

asked him, sounding

a bad time,”

some arrests last night and have taken over the council

disrespectful, but only the council has the right to deal

prisoners over to the council and

fact that some of these prisoners

day to no avail,” He said, and

what do you want?”

much trouble, your eminence, we hope you

the council control over the prison, as it should be

will see to it that your reasons are heard, and proper

watching his words trying not to offend me, but we had

care about the law in

have been a problem to me, and I want

the council, so I am taking the

tell the council that I dare them to do

not back down this

people ran around me and tried to cause a war?

wise for you to stay

you represent,”

am not your

on behalf

not want this matter to

are lord, not a king; you do not have the power to

I do not want what happened with Alpha Christian to

that go?”

but now you have arrested

all be against

so we can get to the bottom of the matter, and there

me from getting into trouble, but he did not know I was looking

in my favour already, and I did

worry

the council to

please; end of the story,”

guess we are done,” I

Tamia asked, and I

expected,” I

over the prisoners, and I said no,” I

time in the

lot not

that the blue moon was just fourteen days away and we could complete

because I did

would find our fated mates, let