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.

them and get to the bottom of

“Very useful.

the council to

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

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

will be a back and forth, and the

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

but I did not want to push it, so I held

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

long time

I want to spend time with

in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love

idea sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

he said,

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

my eyes for something and then

people and live in peace,”

him to sink his teeth and complete the

need the blue moon, but it

to head to his lounge while I searched for my

are you?”

a tea party in the eastern

and decided to hang out

and Nicole

is the life of the party,

and Katya

forget, Stephanie is here too,

remembering

Sylvester would take

was happy for

fun

went to the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping

realised that they knew what had

who

girls felt she was misled, others felt it served

figured she lied about many things, especially her relationship

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always

guess loyalty wasn’t part of

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to see

how to feel

myself from the party and returned to the mansion to

waiting for me in the hallway close to

I asked

eyes were expressionless, and I

him, and he put his hands in his

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

couldn’t

want to say, Tamia, but please

knowing

worried for the unborn

them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have

Alphas were proud.

I asked

did, Tamia, and I do

that day, and none of

the beginning

It won’t work.

I will always see her as the reason my life

clean start, and she

try to use them,

their father, they

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

I kept it to myself,

the opportunity to come

the flash drive when I

would be careful around her

is dangerous

threw away my life

haunt me for the rest of my life,

break from the love department and