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.

question them and get to the bottom of this?”

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

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

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

be a back and forth, and the elite

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

but I did not want to push it, so

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

has been a long time since we spent

I want to

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

idea sounded so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling at me, and I

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

my eyes for something

people and live in peace,” He said, touching my tiny

not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the

the blue moon, but it was

the room to head to his lounge while

are you?”

tea party

decided to

Nicole are here

is the life

and Katya are bonding

forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester

for both

fun amid

the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping and

that they knew what had

wondered who had

some girls felt she was misled, others felt it served

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

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

guess loyalty wasn’t part

in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

how to feel about it, but I obliged

party and returned to the mansion to

was waiting for me in the hallway close

I asked him, and he

I knew he

and he put his hands in

she leaves,” He said, and

that they couldn’t work

you want to say,

this way,” He said, knowing I

worried for

them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

I do not

should have rejected her on the balcony that day, and none

beginning

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as

start, and she

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

ever desire to know their father, they will come looking

can’t be one of them,” he said with

was also confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting

opportunity to come

drive

would be careful around her if

dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw away my life for her

me for the rest of my life, but I want

a break from the love department and