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

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out

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

would raise a bill for reasons known to

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

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

would want to talk, but I did not want to push it,

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

a long time

want to spend time with

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

that

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

then we will start our

my eyes for something and

and live in

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

blue moon, but

left the room to head to his lounge while

you?” I linked

tea party

and I were bored and decided to

Nicole

sister-in-law is the life of the

and Katya

Stephanie is here too,

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester

for both of

having fun amid all the

to the eastern garden,

were gossiping

knew

who had told

felt she was misled, others

especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they

her, even

wasn’t part

spending two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo

did not know how to feel about

party and returned to

was waiting for me in the hallway close

asked him,

I knew he was

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

goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

couldn’t work

want to say,

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

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

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

Alphas were proud.

I asked

and I do

on the balcony that

beginning

It won’t work.

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

start, and

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

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

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

the opportunity to come

could have given me the flash drive when I confronted her,

would be careful around her if

woman is dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw

was stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of my life,

from the love department