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

“Very useful.

the council to reach

Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour

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

be a back and forth, and the

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

to talk, but I did not want to push

would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?” I asked him, and

been a long time

I want to spend time

and make love under the stars,” he said, and

sounded so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

he said, smiling

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,”

eyes for something and then

we will be free of these people and live in peace,” He said, touching my

wait for him to sink his teeth

did not need the blue moon, but

left the room to head to his lounge while I

you?” I linked

a tea party in the

and I were bored and decided to

and Nicole

the life of

and Katya are

Stephanie is here too, and

remembering Stephanie and

Sylvester would take

happy for both

fun

to the eastern garden,

were gossiping and

also realised that they knew what had happened to

wondered who

misled,

figured she lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they

her, even her sidekicks, who were always

wasn’t

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me

how to feel about it, but I

from the party and

waiting for me in the

I asked him,

were expressionless, and I knew he was

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

Annika before she leaves,” He

that they couldn’t

you want to say,

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

I asked, worried for the unborn children, and

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

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

did, Tamia, and I

rejected her on the balcony that day, and

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

always see her as

a clean start, and she does

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

their father, they

of them,”

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

had the opportunity to come clean, and

me the flash drive when I confronted her,

around her if

is dangerous

can’t believe that I threw

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

to take a break from the