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.

parked in front, and I wondered

it was the

in, but Stephanie

you today, Your Majesty,” she told him the

from his grip, and he held

She rides with me,

moon

in the same car with my mate,” he said sternly, letting her know he would not follow ancient

not mean anything by it; she just wanted to let him know

She didn’t push.

the back with Sylvester was more challenging than I

smell you, Tamia,” he said to me in his low husky voice, and I swallowed because my throat was

managed, and he pulled me

the vehicle was moving.

neck and

could feel his hardness

to hold

whispered in my ears, and that was all the

was plenty of room in the Limo, so I sat

space between

legs

not believe what we

I came immediately, and he sat back

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

went on top of

arrived at the

traces of lipstick from his face, and Sylvester

my lips and

a multitude of people

The crowd was phenomenal.

were screens outside to show what would be

to join Stephanie and the others while Sylvester walked

hall was arranged

was a stage with two

chairs, while on the second step, which was the

with rows of chairs on both

It looked so different.

was a different place if it weren’t

led to sit in the

were resting on a cushion on the stage close to the

crown and the sceptre looked old, which was logical since we had not had a king in

indeed

of the stage, and I knew

three, so who was the fourth person? I guess I did not get

play, and we

Volkov,” Larry said, welcoming Dominic as Dominic entered

what looked like Sylvester’s

but the

and I

were very in love, and I

on one of the

Sidorov,” Larry said, and Marcel walked

at Avery, and

sure she wished she was walking down with him for support,” He looked at her and winked

and Theodore walked in, walking a bit faster than the ones before

Linda, who caught it where she sat, and people actually

had made the place

he wasn’t expecting that

was a huge surprise, and

saw her grinning and wondered why

quickly, and people

said he was the spitting image of

There were murmurs.

I looked around to

were all surprised, and

went to sit down, and everyone was

tummy because I knew who would

stood up,

“His Majesty, Sylvester Volkov.

twenty-fifth king of the Volkov

Stephanie Balyeave Volkov,” Larry said, and I could hear some contempt

have been imagining it, but who

would sit on that throne, and there was nothing anyone could do about

was fully guarded, and Bryce Golubev was responsible for