Shadows of Destiny

Planing A Ball -Tamia- A week passed, and Sylvester and I did not mention what we knew.

We did not even speak of it in private.

We had utterly buried it, and Stephanie was grateful.

Glenda and Dominic were at it again, and Sylvester was planning to move them to the house’s east wing because they fought in the halls at night.

They fought about everything.

Sometimes I would hear Dominic end it, and they would get back together within minutes.

They were psychos, and even though I knew Maurice was a douchebag, I could understand why he did not deem Dominic worthy of anything.

There was no way Dominic would be able to lead the council.

He was controlled by his emotions and did not have a mind of his own.

I was glad his relationship with Larry was strained, and Larry had started trying to cosy up to Sylvester.

The old man had no shame.

Linda had turned Jenny’s journals into her book of jokes.

The woman was delusional, and it showed in her entries.

We would often joke about some things she said during dinner.

It was great.

While we did that, we practised croquet because that was the only sport we were allowed to partake in, due to our conditions.

We planned our uniforms and our mates’ polo team uniforms.

I was serious about the black and white uniforms.

So I had them make the same for our croquet team.

The women in the harem that were on our team, most especially Katya, asked of Lilly, but we did not tell them anything.

The investigators had searched the women in the harem, and nothing was found on them, leaving Lilly and Sofia Malek as the only culprits.

They were going to be judged and punished for all to see, but it would have to be after the games.

In the meantime, they were languishing in a cell in the estate.

We were supposed to send them to the council prison, but we needed to find out the people she worked for.

We needed to protect ourselves and our investigation.

Due to these reasons, we kept their arrest and imprisonment a secret.

“Tamia,” Stephanie called out to me in the great hall of the estate, where the VIP ball would take place; Alphas and sports team captains with the council members will be attending.

We planned on using the eastern garden and the hall as the venue because we doubted we could contain all the guests in the hall.

We had a professional event planner, Lacy Brian, planning the ball, but I had to keep busy, so my friends and I decided we would supervise the event planner.

The woman was rude and did not respect us.

Lacy felt we had no say, but we were stubborn about what we wanted.

I fought the urge to report her to Sylvester.

I had to make people respect me without getting my man involved all the time.

My friends understood my reason and decided to follow in my footsteps by unapologetically insisting she does what we want.

We were standing in the hall going through the colours with the event planner when Stephanie joined us.

her, but I had let the bad blood between

she wasn’t over the name- calling

Stephanie went too far.

I hoped they reconcile.

are the three lunas doing?”

seen

Her eyes shined brightly.

secrets were

she wasn’t burdened by them

colour arrangement, and I keep telling them it isn’t

green and beige which do not suit the mood, and it

she said it that made

had not gotten the memo,

Stephanie all the respect and pleading with her to put us

put it that

watch your tone, Lacy,” Stephanie scolded

think these women are? Mistresses?” She asked, and Lacy realised she had committed an

is Linda, Alpha Theodore Orlov’s mate and fiance; that is Avery, mate and fiance of Alpha Marcel Sidorov and this is Tamia, fiance and mate to the lord of the north and soon-to-be Lady of the north,” She said,

her face, and she went on her knees and bore her neck to me to apologise for her rude

was okay and to

were women from the harem,” Stephanie said while

events, but it had been

think that might

said, and I nodded,

playing croquet,” Stephanie

placed my hand on my

and he said it will be good exercise,” I argued, smiling at her, and

on my

grandbaby

both of you to be

you should take up the cheering

involves you sitting next to me and cheering our

Linda,” She said, and I knew it would

tried to

should do

be pregnant, but we don’t want any mistakes,” Stephanie said, and Avery smiled

I am,

“She confessed, and we all laughed at how she

just don’t overthink it and try to rest

croquet,” Linda said, and

forbids I do anything physically

is getting to

about the place,” She said, and I could see her tiny bump when

Orlov family are few, Linda; that

child of

want anything to happen to

him,” She pleaded, and Linda

I could play croquet since the doctor approved,”

with her to allow

your team from the seat,” She said,

and they

I had Ice cream.

things, and the whole place

from the council gave me

greeted Stephanie and did

her, but I told her

you ever acknowledge us?” Linda asked her, and I honestly wished I had stopped her because

at

never kept a man,” She said,

isn’t the council, and she isn’t

just girlfriends until the wedding takes

before then, and even the women can

isn’t set in