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.

we can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?” I asked, and he

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council

and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this

would raise a bill for reasons

and forth, and the elite families will be

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

people would want to talk, but I did

the council to reach out to you?” I asked him, and he smiled at

a long time since we spent quality time

want to spend

a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said,

irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said,

everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me and pulled me

my eyes for

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

for him to sink his teeth and complete

blue moon, but

the room to head to his lounge while I searched for

are you?” I linked

a tea party in the

and decided to hang

Nicole are here

the life of the party,

Katya

is here too, and she

giggled, remembering

how Sylvester would

was happy for both of

having fun amid all

went to the eastern garden, and

were gossiping

knew

who had told

she was misled, others felt it

lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester,

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always

loyalty wasn’t part of their

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

did not know how to feel about it, but

myself from the party and

me in the hallway close to

asked him, and he

expressionless, and I knew

and he put his hands in his pocket and

to Annika before she

they couldn’t work

you want to say,

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

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

said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I

and I do not regret

should have rejected her on the balcony that day, and

beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see

a clean start, and

to use them, and

the children ever desire to know their father,

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

but I kept it to

to come clean, and she never

have given me the flash drive

careful around her if I were you,

dangerous

that I threw

for the rest

from the love department and re-evaluate my