Shadows of Destiny

~Tamia~ I was glad when Sylvester returned home.

I felt him snuggle into bed with me in the early hours of the morning, and the fact that he was home with me made me thankful.

It was hard to express my fear.

I woke up early and snuck out of bed.

Sylvester was still asleep, so I decided to let him rest.

I freshened up in the bathroom and headed out to speak to Stephanie, Katya and Nicole about the wedding plans.

The truth was we couldn’t continue to put it off; we needed all hands on deck, and those were the ones available.

Due to my last experience, I did not want to trust the planner without having people there to watch her if she wasn’t getting it right.

I knocked on Stephanie’s door, and it took a while for her to let me in.

I stepped in and could pick up Jake’s scent in the room but kept it to myself.

So much for being just friends with the Alpha.

Stephanie seemed to be getting her groove back.

I maintained a stoic face and went to sit on the couch.

“Good morning, Luna,” I said, and Stephanie smiled at me.

“Out with it, Tamia; I know you smell him,” she said, and I laughed, then made a lip-sealing gesture, and she smiled at me.

“What can I help you with?” She said, knowing I must have needed something to show up in her room the way I did.

“I need you to help plan our wedding; of course, Katya and Nicole will help, but since we are too occupied to do anything, I was hoping you could do it for us,” I said, and she beamed at me.

“I get to plan my sons’ wedding; why not?” she said, and I was thrilled.

I got off the couch and hugged her.

Stephanie was slightly off, so it hit me that Jake might still be in that room.

I decided to take my leave.

“Do you mind telling Katya and Nicole on our behalf? Katya should be happy; it’s her wedding, too,” I said, and she nodded, wanting me to leave the room badly.

I got to the door and touched the knob.

“Tell Alpha Jake that he should make sure he rounds up and make himself available in Sylvester’s lounge before the lord wakes up,” I said, and Stephanie sighed.

“Oh, Tamia,” she said, and I giggled and opened the door.

I stepped out of Stephanie’s room, still giggling.

Done with it, I returned to my bedroom to rest.

I went to lie down, and soon I fell asleep too.

I woke up later, and it was almost noon.

Sylvester was awake, and he was getting dressed.

“You are finally up,” I said, and he giggled.

“You are the one that was sleeping, Green-eyes,” he said, and I shook my head.

“I woke up, freshened up and returned to bed,” I said, and he looked at me and smiled.

I got off the bed and handed him a paper with the list of names on Amanda’s flash drive.

I handed it to Sylvester, and he glanced through the content.

“Those are the list of names we got from the flash drive.

Maybe we can use it to question the prisoners,” I said, and he sighed.

“For now, I won’t be able to question them.

They have requested to be brought before the council.

A request I have deliberately denied according to our plan,” He said, and I was surprised.

them and get to the

“Very useful.

council to reach out to

their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out

allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I

be a back and forth, and the elite families will be asked

fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but

but I did not want to push

would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?”

a long time since we

to spend time with

wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the

that a moan

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,”

for something

be free of these people and live in

not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

the blue moon, but it

to his lounge while

you?”

tea party in

decided to hang out with the

Nicole

sister-in-law is the life of the

Katya are bonding

is here too, and she

giggled, remembering

Sylvester

for both of

fun amid all the

to the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping and

knew what had happened

wondered who had told

was misled, others felt it served her

many things, especially her relationship with

her, even her

guess loyalty wasn’t part

hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

how to feel

excused myself from the party and returned

me in the hallway close to

everything alright?” I asked him, and he

expressionless, and I knew

he put his hands

to Annika before she leaves,” He

couldn’t work

want to

this way,” He said, knowing I would talk him

worried for the

offered to be there for them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I do

her on the balcony that day,

the beginning

It won’t work.

will always see her

clean start, and she does

It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so

ever desire to know their father, they will come looking for

a lot of issues to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a

confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to

had the opportunity to come clean,

me the flash drive when I confronted her,

her

woman is dangerous and cannot be

believe that I threw away my life for

haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather

take a break from the love department and re-evaluate