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 of this?” I asked, and

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

would deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because

would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed

and the elite families will

I understood that was part of the

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

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

time since we spent quality

want to spend time with

wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars,”

that

It was most welcomed.

he said, smiling

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

eyes for something

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

not wait for him to sink his teeth

the blue moon, but it

the room to head to his lounge

you?”

tea party

and decided to hang

and Nicole are here

the life of the

Katya

is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

remembering Stephanie and

Sylvester

was happy for

fun

eastern garden, and

gossiping and

they knew what

who had

girls felt she was misled, others felt

her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish her

people hated her, even her

loyalty wasn’t part of

two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

to feel about it, but

and returned to the mansion to

me in the

asked him, and

expressionless, and I knew he was mad

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

to Annika before she leaves,” He

couldn’t work

you want to say,

said, knowing I would talk him out

I asked, worried for the

offered to be there for them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked

Tamia, and I

the balcony that day, and none

was the beginning of

It won’t work.

I will always see her as the reason my

need a clean start, and she does

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

desire to know their father, they will

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

confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it

the opportunity to come clean, and

given me the flash drive when

be careful around her

is dangerous and cannot be

I threw away my life for her

and it would haunt me for the rest

want to take a break from the love department and