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

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to

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

now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that

and forth, and the elite families will be asked to

I become king, we can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but

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

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

been a long time since we

I want to spend time

and make love under the stars,” he

irresistible that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said, smiling

go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me and

searched my eyes for something

and live in peace,” He

to sink his teeth and

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth

room to head to his lounge while I

you?”

party in the eastern

decided to hang out

Nicole are

life

Katya are bonding

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

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would

was happy for both of

having fun amid

to the eastern garden, and the party was

were gossiping and

knew what had

wondered who had

was misled, others felt it served

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

even her

guess loyalty wasn’t part

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

not know how to feel about it, but I

party and returned to the mansion

me in the hallway

alright?” I asked

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was mad about

he put his

goodbye to Annika before she

that they couldn’t work

to

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

babies?” I asked, worried for the

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I do

the balcony that day, and none of this would

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

I will always see her as the reason my

a clean 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

desire to know their

and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and I knew

felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our

the opportunity to come clean, and

the flash drive when I confronted her,

be careful around her if I

dangerous and

I threw away my life

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

want to take a break from the love department and re-evaluate my life and