Shadows of Destiny

Finding what to wear for the Coronation was a bit challenging, especially with our bumps.

Avery was the only one in the clear because she wasn’t showing up yet, so she got the best dresses to try on.

Linda was worse off than me and had to shop from very loose selections to accommodate her pregnancy but look sexy at the same time.

I was in between.

Nicole and Katya were free to choose from anywhere.

We tried on many clothes.

After all, we all wanted to wear the same colour none of us would be with our men on that day because we weren’t married yet; we would be going there strictly for moral support.

After the wedding, we would be one and the same without a mate.

Only the Lords would be at the top with Sylvester.

Thinking of it, I did not want to go again.

Sitting away from him and watching him from a distance did not feel good at all.

But I knew it would be insensitive of me not to be present.

We bought beautiful lilac dresses good enough for a function but nothing over the top that would draw attention to us.

We all chose to wear the same colour as Stephanie to show we were family.

Satisfied with our purchase, we returned to the Estate.

It was nighttime, and I just went to my room and asked an Omega to bring me food.

I decided I would eat in the room.

Sylvester was already sleeping; it was too early, but I figured his day might have been hectic.

I freshened up, and the food arrived.

I ate quietly and went to bed.

It was a bad habit, but I was too tired to stay awake and wait for the food to digest.

Sylvester’s coronation day had finally come, and I was nervous.

We were to converge at the council hall, the King’s Hall onwards.

I was excited, and I dressed up; I had butterflies.

Sylvester was taking his time in the closet, and I was too eager to see him in his new uniform.

I walked into the closet, and he was handsome.

The jacket was regally decorated, and his hair was packed in a ponytail.

“Goddess, you are handsome,” I breathed, letting the words out before I knew it.

He looked at me through the mirror and smiled.

“I watched him as he managed to button up the jacket.

Once he was done, he pulled me close and kissed my neck.

“Soon, you will be by my side.

The blue moon is next week,” he whispered in my ears, and I moaned.

“Sylvester,” I breathed.

“Hold that thought,” he said and nibbled my earlobe gently, making heat rush between my legs.

“I can smell you, Tamia,” he whispered, but I couldn’t speak.

“I want to get wild tonight, so I will keep things as they are, and you will think of me throughout the ceremony,” He said, and I knew what he planned on doing.

We finished in the room and headed out.

The Coronation would take about an hour and thirty minutes, but it looked like it would be a long hour because Sylvester got me worked up.

He held my hand firmly while we walked through the hallway.

Just mean.

When we got to the entrance, everyone was there.

was a limo with tints of gold parked in

it was the king’s

me in, but

can’t ride with you today, Your Majesty,” she

tried to release my hand from his grip, and he

She rides with

blue moon

with my mate,” he said sternly, letting her know he would not follow ancient protocols” he ushered me in,

by it; she just wanted to

She didn’t push.

more challenging than I thought because of my

in his

and he pulled me onto his

the vehicle was moving.

kissed my neck and nibbled

could feel his

tried to hold my

both can’t wait,” he whispered in my ears, and that was all the

the Limo, so I sat across for him and rolled down

space

went between my legs and

not believe what

of everything got me so excited that I came immediately, and he sat back on

said it all, and I knew Knight would not give Sylvester control until he got what he wanted,

on top

at the venue fully

from his face, and

lips and adjusted myself before we stepped out

was a multitude of people cheering

The crowd was phenomenal.

screens outside to show

Stephanie and the others while Sylvester walked in

hall was

was a stage with two

step, which was the top, sat the

aisle with rows of chairs on

It looked so different.

was a different place if it weren’t for the

were led to sit in the front row

sceptre and a crown were resting on a cushion on the stage close to the

since

indeed a

were four chairs on the lower level of the stage, and I knew they

who was the fourth person? I guess

play, and we

Volkov,” Larry said, welcoming Dominic as Dominic entered the

regal in what

was new, but the decorations

good, and I heard Katya

in love, and I was

sat on one of

said, and Marcel walked in

and her

am sure she wished she was walking down with him for support,” He

Orlov,” Larry said, and Theodore walked in, walking a bit faster than the ones

front and blew a kiss at Linda,

had made the place

David Pavlishchev Volkov,” Larry said with difficulty; I guess he wasn’t expecting that David would be on the list neither

a huge surprise, and people began

saw her grinning and wondered

and people were in

knew they said he was the spitting

There were murmurs.

I looked around to study the faces of the people

all surprised, and I

went to sit down, and

had butterflies in my tummy because I knew

changed, and the Lords stood up, saluting

“His Majesty, Sylvester Volkov.

twenty-fifth king of

Balyeave Volkov,” Larry said, and I

imagining it, but who

on that throne, and there was

and Bryce Golubev