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 bother; I

with the man that

traitors, but they did

could see was a bunch of

Theodore had ordered they join them in bed,

alone made me laugh at the scorn on their

brought to the garden, and I could see him properly

indeed

his mother do this to him? How could this Kingman allow this? As things were, if this leader

a minor involved with treasonous acts was

on voicing my opinion to the bastard

began to murmur at the sight of

were genuinely confused, others seemed

Avery yelled at them, and they

would be thrown in

not be

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

to me and told me that Sylvester

and Devin were around

aside their differences and find common

told them to take Liam with

They took him away.

needed to move quickly because I still needed to

to be nice where

knew she

making her feel

going to be unapologetic

Liam?”

Devin

hear directly from him,” I linked her back; her

you manage, Tamia? The three of them

together? I know Leo has it bad

Poor Sylvester.

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

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

I said, and his

he said, looking at us as if we had

that is why he isn’t in

and they used him to control his father and the northern

I told the man, and his

mean it,” He said in shock,

use her son in the most despicable

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

Amy had

was like

trying to share her opinion and make

couple of times, and she gave up her

before leaping, but they say love is

to an exile situation,” she said, and I was unhappy about her words, but they were

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

also means Christian would have to step

had wrecked

succeeds and is installed as the king, then Sylvester would pardon him and

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

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

to access

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

he moved through the staff, looking at them

and none

remained the women

got to a dark-haired eastern

was one

I knew who

selected a western Luna that worked in the

not to bring them out yet until he

extra thirty minutes

see relief in the eyes of the eastern woman and the

they had

me

to them was a bit sick, but I wanted to see

Wilson to have them search

left to do it, and I kept the people