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.

they if we can’t question them and get to

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a

allies, would raise a bill for reasons

will be a back and forth, and the

see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead no

want to talk, but I did

we wait for the council to reach out to you?” I asked

been a long time

I want to spend

love under the

that a moan

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said,

to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our

for

in peace,” He said, touching

him to sink his

not need the blue moon,

room to head to his lounge while

are you?” I

party

and I were bored and decided

Nicole

life of the

Katya are bonding

here too,

giggled, remembering

wonder how Sylvester would

was happy for both of

fun

eastern garden, and

gossiping

realised that they knew what had happened

who had

she was misled, others felt it

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

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me

not know how to feel about it, but

and returned to

waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

everything alright?” I asked him, and he

were expressionless, and I

is the matter, Leo?” I asked him, and he put

before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned

that they couldn’t work it

know what you want to say, Tamia, but please save

this way,” He said, knowing

babies?” I asked, worried for

he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that out of

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and he

and I do not regret

on the balcony that day, and none of this

beginning

It won’t work.

see her as the reason my life

clean start,

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

children ever desire to know their

and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a

no pain, but I kept it to myself,

opportunity to come clean, and

drive when I

around her

dangerous

that I threw

I did was stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather for

the