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.

use are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?” I asked,

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach

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

a bill for reasons known to them that I should be

and the elite families will be

as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was

talk, but I did not want to

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

has been a long time since we spent quality

want to

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

so irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling at me,

everyone, then we will

eyes for something and

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

for him to

need the blue moon, but it was worth the

left the room to head to his lounge while I searched for my

you?” I

tea party in

bored and decided to

and Nicole are

the life

and Katya

lest I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she

giggled, remembering

how Sylvester would

was happy for

having fun

to the eastern garden, and

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what had happened

who

she was misled,

her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish her

her, even her sidekicks, who were

guess loyalty wasn’t

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

to feel about it, but I obliged

excused myself from the party and returned to

waiting for me in the hallway close

alright?” I asked

were expressionless, and I knew he was mad

I asked him, and he put his hands in his

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

that they couldn’t work

to say, Tamia, but please save

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

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

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

Alphas were proud.

I

I

should have rejected her on the balcony that day, and

was the beginning

It won’t work.

always see her as the reason my life

clean start,

children, but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that

to know their father, they

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

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

had the opportunity to come clean, and she

me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

be careful around her if I were you,

is dangerous and cannot be

can’t believe that I threw away

and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I

break from the love department and