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.

me scornfully, and I did not

sleeping with the

outside would see my friends and me as traitors, but they did

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

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

me laugh at the

and I could see

indeed a

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

involved with treasonous acts was wreckless and

to the bastard if

to murmur at the

genuinely confused, others

them, and they

person would be

will not

charged with a task and intend to do it diligently without disturbance, am I clear?” Linda asked, and there was complete silence, indicating they got

told me

that Leo and Devin were around gave me

and find common ground to unite and fight

told them to take Liam with them

They took him away.

quickly because I still needed

to be nice where the bitch was

she did to her son, I knew she could not be

planned on making her feel

to be

Liam?” Avery linked

and Devin

him,” I linked

do you manage, Tamia? The three of them

I know Leo has it bad and that Devin guy does not

Poor Sylvester.

feels having to lean on the two men likely to hate him the most

Jake asked me, interrupting

said, and his

looking at us as if we had

he isn’t in the council prison,” I told him,

involved, and they used him to control his father and the northern

also helped them receive and transfer money,” I told the man, and

mean it,” He said in

bitch decided to use her son in the

that he is young,” I told Jake, and

Amy had

mother was like

to share her opinion and make

screwed her a couple of times, and she

leaping,

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

regarded as traitors, and

have

woman had

as the king, then Sylvester would

Devin agreeing to make Sylvester king and working with him to end the threat, but I doubted they would because

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

and his chains were removed to access his

out using their scent; we made it seem like he would

moved through the staff, looking at them and

through most of them, and none of the staff

remained the women in the trophy

got to a dark-haired

was one

soared because I knew who

western

not to bring them out yet until he had

extra thirty minutes before he

the eyes of the eastern

thought they

made me laugh

them was a bit sick, but

was taken back to the cell, and I asked Wilson to have them search the rooms

left to do it, and I kept the