Shadows of Destiny

Sniffing Them Out ~Tamia~ My discussion with Alpha Jake was intense, but I was glad we were able to come to an understanding.

I knew I was a bit stern, but I needed to clarify my point.

I also needed him to know I did him a big favour by not pushing Sylvester to investigate my poisoning.

The fact that I was pregnant when it occurred would have summed it up as treason.

Deep down, I hoped our plan worked out so we could plan our weddings peacefully.

Alpha Jake seemed sad after our discussion, and Stephanie came to join us.

Her dark circles were gone, and she was in high spirits.

She also looked great.

“I hope I did not take too long?” She asked, sitting beside Alpha Jake and smiling at us.

It was awkward seeing that she was the only one smiling after the difficult conversation I had with Alpha Jake.

Stephanie soon realised she was the only one in high spirits and stopped smiling.

“What happened?” she asked, and even though I did not want to speak about it, Alpha Jake volunteered the answer.

“Luna Tamia believes my daughter Iris must have tried to kill her with poison to get back at your son for not choosing her, and also, she believes she might be working for the uprising, so she asked me to bring her for questioning,” he said, summing it up.

Stephanie nodded.

“The poisoning part is true.

She was poisoned in your pack, Jake.

I saw it.

We had to bring a doctor to flush her system.” Stephanie said, and the fear in Jake’s eyes was more pronounced.

He had secretly hoped it was a coincidence, but hearing Stephanie say the same thing made him realise it might not be a coincidence.

“I do not know what I would do if she is guilty.

She is my only daughter,” he confessed, and Stephanie touched his hand gently.

“They are all grown, Jake.

We have done our best by raising them and giving them the best.

We have taught them right from wrong and tried to guide them.

We should not blame ourselves if they choose to part from teachings in adulthood.

At the end of the day, they are independent of us and will continue to exist when we are gone.

The best we can do is wish them the best and pray they learn from their mistakes.

We, as parents, cannot give more than we have given.

You shouldn’t feel guilty for this, Jake.

You tried.

If Iris decides to be like her mother, then it isn’t your fault,” she said, trying to calm him down, but it did not work.

The man was in knots.

“I think it is time to have Liam help identify the people that threatened him,” I said, standing up and trying to avoid the awkward situation.

Everyone agreed, and I linked Kappa Wilson to help line up everyone in the estate so Liam could sniff the culprits out.

It took thirty minutes for Wilson to accomplish it, and soon he linked me to inform me the task was done.

I got up and asked everyone to follow me to the eastern garden, where everyone was waiting.

We walked towards the garden silently, and I prayed it would yield something.

We needed to catch as many people as possible to either force the leader out or make them go silent.

Either outcome was better than what was happening.

Arriving at the garden, I was surprised to see many people, along with the trophies, lined up to be checked.

They looked worried and puzzled.

at me scornfully, and I did not bother; I know they saw me as

was sleeping with the man that

the outside would see my friends and me as traitors, but they did not know our full story, and we did not

a bunch of jealous

sure If Sylvester, Marcel or Theodore had ordered

laugh at the

to the garden, and I could

was indeed a

this to him? How could this Kingman allow this? As things were, if this leader ever succeeded, he would have no regard

a minor involved with treasonous acts was wreckless

opinion to the bastard

began to murmur at

were genuinely confused, others seemed

Avery yelled at them, and

the person would be thrown

not

without disturbance, am I clear?” Linda asked,

and told me that Sylvester required Liam to

Leo and Devin were around gave

aside their differences and find common ground to

Liam with them and

They took him away.

needed to move quickly because I still needed to

planning to be nice where

her son, I knew she could not be

on making

was going to be unapologetic about

Liam?” Avery linked

and Devin

I linked her back; her

The three of them

their differences and work together? I know Leo has it bad and that Devin guy does

Poor Sylvester.

to lean on the two men likely to hate him the most for support,” she

that Zakharov’s son?” Jake asked me, interrupting Avery

said, and his eyes were

said, looking at us as if

know, and that is why he isn’t in

him to control his father and the

money,” I told the man, and his eyes widened with

it,” He said in shock, and

her son in

reason he is alive is that he is young,” I told Jake, and Stephanie

bitch Amy had been

was like that, you

trying to share her opinion and make

couple of times, and she gave up

looked before leaping,

situation,” she said, and I was unhappy about her words, but they

they would be regarded as traitors, and the entire Zakharov family would be exiled pending

also means Christian would have

woman had wrecked

if Sylvester succeeds and is installed as the king, then Sylvester would pardon him and only punish Amy

riding on Leo and Devin agreeing to make Sylvester king and working with

the garden, and I hoped for their sakes that none of them was

his chains were removed to access his wolf and

their scent; we made it seem like he would be by looking at the eyes so that

protected Liam as he moved through the staff, looking

of them, and none of the staff was

remained the women in the trophy

to a dark-haired eastern beauty and

she was

soared because I

he moved and selected a western Luna that worked

not to bring them out yet

an extra thirty

could see relief in the eyes of

they had

made me

knew what I was about to do to them was a bit sick, but I wanted to

Wilson to have them search the rooms and

it, and I kept