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 the bottom of this?” I asked,

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council

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

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

will be a back and forth, and the elite families

them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood

of these people would want to talk, but I did not want to push it, so I held my

council to reach out to you?” I asked him,

a long time since we

want to spend

wolf form, have a picnic, and make love

irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling at me, and

with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me

for

and live in peace,” He

could not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the

the blue moon, but it was worth the

to head to his lounge while I

are you?” I

a tea party in

I were bored and decided to hang

and Nicole are here

the life

Katya are

is here too, and she reeks of Jake

remembering Stephanie

how Sylvester would

for both of

were having fun amid all the

went to the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping

that they knew

who had told

girls felt she was misled, others felt it

things, especially her relationship with Sylvester,

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

guess loyalty wasn’t part of

in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo

feel about it, but

party and returned

waiting for me in the hallway close

asked him, and he

expressionless, and I

I asked him, and he put his

to Annika before she leaves,”

that they couldn’t work

want to say, Tamia, but please

knowing I would talk

I asked, worried for

no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him, and

did, Tamia, and I do

should have rejected her on the balcony that

was the beginning

It won’t work.

always see her as

clean start,

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

desire to know their father, they will

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

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to be

had the opportunity to come clean, and

flash drive when I confronted

be careful around her

is dangerous and

can’t believe that I threw away my life for

for the rest of my life, but I want a

want to take a break from the love department and re-evaluate