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 the bottom of this?” I asked, and

“Very useful.

the council

regional Leaders to vote me out of

the contrary, the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for

and forth, and the elite families will be asked to

I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead no

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

what would we do while we wait for the council to reach

time since we spent quality

to spend

make love under the stars,” he

that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

he said, smiling at me, and

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

my eyes for something

in peace,” He said, touching my tiny bump

could not wait for him to

need the blue moon, but it

to his lounge while I searched for

are you?” I linked

party in

and I were bored and decided to hang out with

Nicole

the life

and Katya are

too, and she reeks

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

how Sylvester would

happy for

having fun

the eastern garden, and the

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what had happened to

wondered who had

misled,

things, especially her relationship with Sylvester,

people hated her, even her

guess loyalty wasn’t part

Wilson linked me that Leo

know how to feel about it, but I obliged

myself from the party and

me in the hallway close

I asked him, and

eyes were expressionless, and I knew

Leo?” I asked him, and he put his hands

goodbye to Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned

couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please

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

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

she said no,” he said, and I

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and he

I do not

have rejected her on the balcony that

beginning

It won’t work.

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

need a clean start, and

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,

their father, they will come looking for

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

that he felt no pain, but I kept

the opportunity to come clean, and

given me the flash drive when I confronted her,

around her if

dangerous and cannot

that I threw away my life for

for the rest of my

the