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.

the council to reach out

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

now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should

and the elite families will

them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be

I did not want to

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

long time since we spent quality time

want to spend time with

and make love under

sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me,

up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told

for something and then

in peace,” He said, touching my

wait for him to sink his

blue moon, but it was

to head to his lounge while I searched for

are you?” I

tea party in the eastern

were bored and decided to hang

and Nicole are

life of the party,

and Katya are bonding

lest I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,” she

remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would take

was happy for both

were having fun amid all

went to the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping

also realised that they knew what had

wondered who had told

girls felt she was misled, others

many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did

even

wasn’t part

Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

not know how to feel about it, but I

party and returned to the

in

everything alright?” I asked him,

expressionless, and I knew he was mad about

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

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

that they couldn’t work

to

way,” He said, knowing

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

no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

I

did, Tamia, and I do not regret

balcony that day, and

beginning of

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her

start, and

to help with the children, but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so I have rejected

the children ever desire to know their father, they

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

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

had the opportunity to come clean, and

flash drive when I confronted her,

around her if

woman is dangerous and cannot

threw away my life for her

it would haunt me for the

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