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

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council

would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote

contrary, the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should

and the elite

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

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

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

a long time since we spent quality time

to spend

have a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said, and I beamed at

sounded so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

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

catch up with everyone, then

my eyes for something and then

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

him to sink his teeth and

blue moon, but

room to head to his lounge while I searched for

you?”

a tea party

decided to hang out with the

Nicole

life of the party,

and Katya are

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

how Sylvester would

for both

were having fun

garden, and

gossiping and

that they knew what had happened

who had told

misled, others felt it served

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

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

loyalty wasn’t part of

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

to feel about

myself from the party and returned to

me in the hallway close to

I asked him, and

were expressionless, and I knew he

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

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

they couldn’t

you want to say, Tamia, but

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

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

for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have

Alphas were proud.

her?” I

did, Tamia, and I do not

rejected her on the balcony that day,

the beginning

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the

a clean start,

try to use them, and I do not want to

children ever desire to know their father, they

Amanda can’t be one of them,”

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

opportunity to come clean,

given me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

be careful around her if I

is dangerous and cannot

that I threw

the rest of

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