75 The Snapping Of Bonds


    ~Sylvester~


    I heard my mother enter our room, and I wondered what she wanted with Tamia; I was still battling


    with my cufflink, so I remained. I didn''t interrupt her.


    My mother''s words touched my heart. I knew Susan had been trying to reach me since she arrived


    but I ignored her.


    Glenda hade to see me in the office twice, and by the third time, I had banned her from my


    wing.


    The woman was obnoxious hence why Dominic still found it hard tomit to her fully.


    I was sure that if Dominic met someone like Tamia, he would change.


    I had to ask her how she would feel if I tried to turn Dominic away from her, and she got the


    message.


    I thought it was stupid of her to try to get me to see Susan knowing that I was mated to Tamia.


    I was d that my mother took the initiative.


    I exited the closet when my mother left and saw Tamia.


    She looked breathtaking. If the event wasn''t important, I would have peeled off her clothes and


    taken her on the spot.


    Her tummy was t, and I wished her bump was showing like Linda''s just so Leo would know to


    keep off.


    I trusted my woman and knew she would only have eyes for me.


    I also tookfort in the fact that Devin would not be attending the event.


    I did not know his reasons, but Marcel had put someone to watch him, just in case he was up to no


    good.


    I still could not forget that he believed he should be lord because he killed my father.


    Inviting Devin without my consent was going to cost Joan and Pam. I just needed the games to


    be over before I made my move.


    We arrived at the ballroom and everyone stared at us.


    I heard the whispers, and I ignored them.


    It was mainly envious folks. They made it sound like I took someone''s wife and made Tamia seem


    like she was a social climber.


    I was d Tamia wasn''t listening or maybe she heard and just chose to ignore it. Either way, her


    mood wasn''t affected.


    I did not miss the multiple lustful eyes that looked at Tamia; I had to growl to make them stop, but


    there were people that couldn''t help it. My mate and soon-to-be wife had that effect. She was


    captivating.


    We sat at the table, joining my friends, their mates and my mother.


    I did not miss the eastern Alphas that angrily left the hall. With how they looked at Marcel and Theo,


    I figured they were Avery and Linda''s exes, and I knew the women were enjoying it.


    The Alphas lined up to greet me, and when it was Leo''s turn, I could see he had it bad.


    The man seemed like he had fallen on hard times. He had dark circles, and his eyes weren''t lively.


    He stared at Tamia with regret and longing but dared not express it. Tamia was no longer a member


    of his pack, so he could not link her.


    He walked away and I could tell he wished things had happened differently.


    If it weren''t for the letters exchanged between us, I might have beat him up for what he did to Tamia,


    but all was water under the bridge now.


    I had fun at the party and Tamia and I danced and socialised with people.


    Tamia and I went to sit at our table when Susan walked in.


    She looked elegant. She looked so good, and I knew it was deliberate. I was a bit pissed off that


    they would allow her into the party, but I kept it together; there was no time that I wouldn''t have to


    face her; besides, she was the one who left me; it was okay to be civil.


    I was still thinking of how to handle seeing her when the scent came. Roses and mint.


    Knight growled in my head, and he began to do somersaults.


    I felt an overwhelming giddiness in me, and I tried to fight it. My eyes stayed glued to her.


    Everything faded in those moments. My hands were itching to touch her, my lips were begging to


    kiss her, and my entire system was out of control. No one existed. Nothing mattered. I looked at her


    and our eyes met.


    "Mate," the words escaped my lips effortlessly, and she smiled and responded.


    "Mate," I did not hear her voice, but I read her lips, and she wasing for me.


    I wanted to take her away from that ce. There were colours around her, and the swirl of colours


    blurred out the crowd, making me zero in on her. She was my focus, the centre of my attention.


    Someone was trying to link me, I could feel it poking at the sides of my mind, but I was closed off.


    All I wanted was Susan. All I needed was her, and Knight wanted to go for it.


    "Sylvester," I heard a faint fearful voice call out to me, but I did not care; it did not matter. I just


    wanted Sussan.


    "Mate," Knight kept saying, and her scent filled my senses. I knew something was wrong, but I


    couldn''t figure it out.


    Susan walked towards us.


    "Susan," Knight said, howling in my head, and I knew I needed to take control.


    He had dominated mepletely with his animalistic side; I was fighting him. I did not know why I


    was fighting him, but I knew it was wrong. Something felt utterly wrong about it.


    I began to fight the scent because it was overpowering me.


    The more I breathed her in, all the emotions I buried and tried to forget came back. Memories of us


    filled my mind, and I wanted to return to those days when I had no care in the world, and we made


    ns for the future, hoping we would be fated.


    I fought and then remembered that she left and I was broken, and I tried to move on.


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    Tamia came to my mind. From the moment I lifted her chin and gazed into her eyes to the promises


    I made her, our baby and her fears, I knew I had to push back.


    As calming and soothing as the feeling was, I had to push back. Every fibre of my being wanted


    Susan, Knight wanted Susan, and he fought me. I fought him with all my might. I could not do this to


    Tamia. I dared not break her again.


    Susan approached confidently, and I could see she was d we were fated.


    She spoke her mind confidently, already assuming the mate role, and I felt people were watching


    us, but I was battling Knight at the same time. She spoke to me, and I felt Tamia get up.


    I dared not let her leave like this. I did not haveplete control, but I held her wrist to stop her


    from leaving.


    I knew it would be over if she walked away at that moment.


    I went through the motions. I heard a loud noise. Someone had somehow taken the crowd''s


    attention from us, but I could not look; I was enthralled by the bond. It was trying hard to snap in


    ce, and I fought it with all my might.


    I fought Knight while I spoke to Susan. I noticed how she looked at Tamia, and it pissed me off. She


    had no right, and I wasn''t going to give her the power to make that okay. Her disrespect towards


    Tamia was what gave me the strength to reject her.


    The pain cut through my chest as I felt something cut the bond''s connection.


    The pain increased gradually, and I let Tamia lead me out of the hall.


    I dared not show weakness, but felt the drain of strength and joy.


    It was so strong that Knight began to howl and growl in agony.


    All of the happiness left me. I felt empty and iplete. It was a strange feeling, one I had never


    felt before.


    Tamia led me, and I followed her.


    We got to the room, and she helped me to undress. Iy t on the bed inplete agony and felt


    like I would die. Knight went crazy.


    I heard Tamia mumble something, but I could not pay attention. The pain was blinding, and my


    energy waspletely gone. I understood why people feared rejection. The pain was excruciatingly


    painful. I groaned and groaned until everything went dark.


    I woke up and saw that it was the early hours of the morning.


    The pain was gone, but my body felt physically weak.


    I had sessfully weakened my wolf.


    I looked beside me, and Tamia was sleeping.


    I could only imagine what she went through in those moments in the ballroom.


    I wanted to show her off and have fun with her, but instead, I had to deal with the mate bond and


    scare her.


    I felt a tear roll down my cheek from my deep sadness. I felt empty, and I felt a big void inside me.


    Was this what Tamia felt when she rejected Devin? She sacrificed for me greatly.


    She did not have to reject him; she could have run off with him, but she came home to me feeling


    the way I was feeling now, and she kept the emptiness to herself. I had to respect and appreciate


    her love. I brushed the feeling aside and went to the bathroom to shower.


    "I am weak, Sylvester," Knight growled in my head when I turned on the water.


    "I couldn''t betray Tamia, Knight," I told my wolf.


    "I am d you had the strength to reject Susan and Maya. I almost made us break Tamia and


    Kaira''s hearts. I felt their pain, Sylvester, but I could not snap out of it. She will be mad, Kaira will be


    mad," Knight said, worried that he had messed up, and I sighed.


    "I am sure they understand, Knight. I am sure they understand," I said, and he groaned.


    "I love Tamia and our pup," My wolf said, and I chuckled a bit under the shower.


    "You do not have to tell me, Knight, I know. Do not worry. I am sure Tamia would not think you


    betrayed her, and I do not think she will punish us for your conduct," I told my wolf, knowing exactly


    why he was bothered.


    I finished up I and went back to the room.


    Tamia was up, and she was crying. I knew it was her hormones, but I also knew they were tears of


    relief.


    I went to her, and she wrapped her arms around me.


    "Shhhh, it''s okay. I am here," I said, knowing she might have had a bad dream. What happened with


    Susan must have triggered something, and I felt terrible.


    "You left me for her. I was dreaming about it, and then I woke up, and you weren''t beside me, and I


    panicked," She said, and I held on tightly to her.


    "That phase is over, Tamia; we belong to each other. You are mine, and I am yours. No more


    surprises or fear. We are done with them. I am d that it is over. You no longer have to worry. All


    we should do now is enjoy the game and n our wedding. I know you do not want something


    grand, but with all that has happened, I want to celebrate it." I said and looked into her green eyes


    as I once did before.


    There was something different about her eyes. I couldn''t ce it because it looked the same, but it


    reached into my soul, and I felt a bond snap into ce between us. It was faint, but it was there. I


    felt the emptiness I was feeling in the bathroom fade away, and I felt renewed. I did not know what it


    was, but it gave me hope that we would get through this.