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.

we can’t question them and get to

“Very useful.

would force the council

would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out

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

back and forth, and the elite families

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

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

for the council

long time since we spent

to spend

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

so irresistible that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and

then we will start our day,” he told me and pulled

eyes for something and

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

not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

moon, but it was worth

left the room to head to his lounge while

you?”

party in the

decided

Nicole are

life of the

and Katya

is here too,

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

wonder how Sylvester would

for

were having fun amid all the

garden, and the party

were gossiping

that they knew what had happened to

wondered who had

was misled, others

she lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester,

how many people hated her, even

loyalty wasn’t part of their

in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

to feel about it,

the party and returned to the

in

alright?” I asked him,

and I knew he was

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

say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

that they couldn’t work

want to say,

best this way,” He said, knowing I

babies?” I asked, worried for the

no,” he said, and I

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I

that day, and none

was the beginning of

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the reason my

start, and she

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

ever desire to know their father, they will come looking

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

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

the opportunity to come clean,

me the flash drive when

her if I

dangerous and

I threw

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

the love department and re-evaluate my life