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.

the Lunas in service looked at me scornfully, and

with the man that conquered my

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

a bunch of jealous Lunas that

Sylvester, Marcel or Theodore had ordered they join them in

laugh

garden, and I could see him

indeed

this to him? How could this Kingman allow this? As things were,

with treasonous acts

my opinion to the

people began to murmur at the sight

genuinely confused, others

them, and they

the person would be

will not be

diligently without disturbance, am I clear?” Linda asked, and there was complete silence, indicating they got the

to me and told me that Sylvester required Liam to come to the

and Devin were

aside their differences and find common ground

to take Liam with them and return him

They took him away.

to move quickly because

planning to be nice where the bitch

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

making

was going to be

with Liam?” Avery linked

and Devin are

from him,” I linked her back;

manage, Tamia? The three of

work together? I know

Poor Sylvester.

the two men likely to hate him the most for support,” she linked me, and I sighed because she

asked me, interrupting

said, and his

a child,” he said, looking at us as if we

that is why he isn’t in

him to control his father and the northern

helped them receive and transfer money,” I told the man, and his eyes widened

said in shock,

to use her son in the most

is that he

had been bad

mother was like

share her opinion and

of times, and she

before leaping, but they say love

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

they would be regarded as traitors, and the

have to step

woman had wrecked

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

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

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

Liam returned, and his chains were removed to access his wolf and pick

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

as he moved through the staff, looking at them and secretly

most of them, and none

remained the women in

got to a dark-haired

she was

heart soared because I

moved and selected a western Luna

to bring them out yet until he

extra thirty minutes

the eyes of the eastern woman and

thought they had

me

them was a bit sick, but I wanted to see joy drain from

and I asked Wilson to have them search the rooms and belongings of

and I kept the