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 bottom of this?” I asked,

“Very useful.

force the council

Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour

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

back and forth, and the elite families will be asked to resolve

and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed

these people would want to talk, but I did not want to push it, so I held my

while we wait for the council to reach out

been a long time since we

want to

a picnic, and make love

idea sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling at me,

then we will start our

my eyes for something and then

we will be free of these people and live in peace,” He said, touching my tiny bump

to

moon, but it was worth the

his lounge while I

are you?” I linked

party in the

decided to hang out

Nicole

sister-in-law is the life

Katya are

too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,” she

giggled, remembering

Sylvester would take

for both of

having fun

the eastern garden,

gossiping and

that they knew what had

wondered who

felt she was misled, others felt it served

things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish

her, even her sidekicks, who were

guess loyalty wasn’t

Kappa Wilson linked me that

how to feel

from the party and returned

waiting for me in the

everything alright?” I asked him,

and I knew

and he put his hands in his pocket and

before she leaves,” He said, and

couldn’t

to

is best this way,” He said, knowing I would talk

babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn

she said no,” he

Alphas were proud.

her?” I

did, Tamia, and I do not regret

rejected her on the balcony that day, and none of this would

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the reason my

clean start, and

help with the children, but 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

and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he

I

come clean, and

me the flash drive

be careful around her if I were

dangerous and cannot be

threw away my life for her

and it would haunt me for the rest of

break from the love department and re-evaluate my life