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.

them and

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out to

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

leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known

the elite families will be asked to resolve

understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead

did not want to

do while we wait for the council to

time since we spent

to

hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars,”

sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling at

the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will

eyes for something and then

people and live in peace,” He said, touching

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the

the blue moon, but it was

his lounge while I

are you?” I

tea party in

and decided to hang out

and Nicole are

sister-in-law is the life of

and Katya are

here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,” she

remembering

Sylvester would

was happy for

were having fun amid all

went to the eastern garden, and the

gossiping and

also realised that they knew

wondered who had told

felt she was misled,

her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish

hated her, even her sidekicks,

guess loyalty wasn’t part of their

garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

know how to feel about it, but I

excused myself from the party and returned to the

me in the hallway

alright?” I asked him, and

expressionless, and I knew

asked him, and he put his hands in his pocket and stood

say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

they couldn’t work

to

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

I asked, worried for

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

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and he

and I do not regret

on the balcony that day, and none

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

always see her as

a clean start, and she does

but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to

to know their father, they will

and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with

confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to be

opportunity to come clean, and she never

me the flash drive when I confronted her,

careful around her

dangerous and cannot be

threw away my life for her

for the rest of my life, but

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