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.

what use are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?” I asked, and

“Very useful.

force the council

regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I shouldn’t partake

regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed

be a back and forth, and the

them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that

I did not want to push it, so I held

for the council to reach out to

has been a long time since we spent quality time

to

hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said, and I beamed at

irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

said,

to catch up with everyone, then

for something and

and live in peace,” He said, touching my

to sink his teeth

need the blue moon, but it was worth the

left the room to head to his lounge while I

are you?” I linked

tea party in the eastern

and I were bored and decided to hang out with the

and Nicole

the life

Katya are

forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

wonder how Sylvester would take

happy for both

having fun amid all the

to the eastern garden, and the

were gossiping

realised that they knew what had

wondered who had told

felt she was misled,

relationship with Sylvester, and they did

many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who

wasn’t part of

Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

know how to feel

and returned to

in the hallway close to Amanda’s

everything alright?” I asked

I knew

Leo?” I asked him, and he put his hands in

to Annika before she leaves,” He

that they couldn’t

to say,

this way,” He said, knowing I

babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn children, and he

she said no,” he said, and I

Alphas were proud.

I asked him, and

Tamia, and I

the balcony that day, and

was the beginning of

It won’t work.

always see her as the

clean start, and

would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so I have rejected

to know their father, they

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

I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation

come clean, and she never

the flash drive when

would be careful around her if

woman is dangerous and cannot be

that I threw away my

it would haunt me for the rest of my life,

take a break from the love department