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

was sleeping with the man that

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

all I could see was a bunch of jealous Lunas that were down on their

am sure If Sylvester, Marcel or Theodore had ordered they join them in bed,

made me laugh at

the garden, and I could see

was indeed

this Kingman allow this? As things were, if

minor involved with treasonous acts

on voicing my opinion to the

murmur at the sight

genuinely confused, others seemed

yelled at them, and

would

will not be

have been charged with a task and intend to do it diligently without disturbance, am I clear?” Linda asked, and there

Kappa William walked to me and told me that Sylvester required Liam to come to

Leo and Devin were around gave me

put aside their differences and find

Liam with them

They took him away.

because

planning to be nice where

she did to her son, I knew she could not be trusted and did not deserve

making her

to be

is with Liam?”

Devin are

hear directly from him,” I linked her back; her eyes opened wide,

you manage, Tamia? The three

able to overlook their differences and work together? I know Leo has it bad and that

Poor Sylvester.

the two men likely to hate him the most for support,” she linked me,

Jake asked me, interrupting

said, and his

at us as if we had done something

and that is why he isn’t in

used him to control his father and the

receive and transfer money,” I told the

don’t mean it,” He said

use her son in the

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

Amy had been

like

trying to share her opinion and make you accept by

of times, and she gave up her husband

leaping, but

has led him to an exile situation,” she said, and I

were involved in the uprising, they would be regarded as traitors, and the entire Zakharov family

have to step down from his

woman had

is installed as the

to make Sylvester king and working with him to end the threat, but I doubted

men lined up in the garden, and I hoped

returned, and his chains were removed to access his

make it seem like he was going to fish them out using their scent; we made it

the staff, looking at them

moved through most of them, and none

the women

a dark-haired eastern beauty and

was one

because I knew who she

western

bring them out yet until he

an extra thirty

in the eyes of the eastern woman

they had

me laugh

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

asked Wilson to have them search the rooms and

to do it, and I kept the people on