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.

if we can’t question them and get to the

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to

Leaders to vote me

raise a bill for reasons known

and forth, and the elite

understood that was part of the plan

of these people would want to talk, but I did

do while we wait for the council to reach out to

long time since we spent quality time

I want to spend time

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

idea sounded so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling at

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will

eyes for

in peace,” He said, touching my tiny

could not wait for him to sink his teeth

not need the blue moon, but it was

to head to his

you?” I linked

a tea party

and I were bored and decided

and Nicole are here

life of

and Katya

Stephanie is here too, and she reeks

remembering Stephanie

Sylvester

happy for both of

were having fun amid all

garden, and the

gossiping and

they knew what had happened

who had

some girls felt she was misled,

lied about many things, especially her relationship

her, even her sidekicks, who were always

guess loyalty wasn’t

two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

know how to feel about

from the party and returned to the mansion to

in the hallway

I asked him, and

and I knew he was

him, and he

to Annika before she leaves,”

they couldn’t work

to say, Tamia,

knowing

the babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn

no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I

did, Tamia, and I do not

on the balcony that day, and none

the beginning of

It won’t work.

always see her as the reason my

need a clean start,

would try to use them, and I do not want to give her

children ever desire to know their father, they

lot of issues to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,”

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

to come clean,

could have given me the flash drive when

would be careful around her if I

dangerous

I threw

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

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