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.

are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom of

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

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

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

the elite families will

we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the

talk, but I did not want to push it,

wait for the council to reach out

long time since we spent

want to spend time

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

that

It was most welcomed.

said,

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

searched my eyes for something and then

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

could not wait for him to sink his

not need the blue moon, but it was

to his

are you?”

a tea party

and decided to hang out with the

Nicole are here

the life of

and Katya are

here too, and she reeks

giggled, remembering

how Sylvester

for

were having fun

to the eastern garden, and

were gossiping and

also realised that they knew what

who

was misled, others

things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did

her, even her sidekicks,

wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me that

feel about it, but I obliged

excused myself from the party and returned

for me in the hallway close

alright?” I asked him,

expressionless, and I knew

matter, Leo?” I asked him, and he

she leaves,” He said, and I frowned at

couldn’t work

to

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

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

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

Alphas were proud.

I asked him,

Tamia, and I do not

her on the balcony that day, and none of this

the beginning

It won’t work.

will always see her as the reason my life

clean start,

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

to know their father, they will come

one of them,” he said with

I kept it to

the opportunity to come clean, and she never

drive when I confronted

around her if

dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw away my life

for the rest of my life,

from the love department and re-evaluate