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.

what use are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom

“Very useful.

force the council to reach out

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

who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that

and forth, and the elite families will

and I understood that was part of the

talk, but I did not want to

would we do while we wait for the council to reach out

been a long time since we

to spend

love under the stars,” he said,

irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said, smiling at

the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our

searched my eyes for something

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

could not wait for him to sink his teeth and

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth

room to head to his lounge while

you?” I linked

party

and decided to hang out with the

Nicole

life of the party,

Katya are

too, and

giggled, remembering

Sylvester

was happy for both

fun

the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping

realised that they knew what had

who had told

felt she was misled, others felt it

especially her relationship

how many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who

wasn’t part

two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

to feel

from the party and

waiting for me in the

alright?” I asked him, and

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

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

say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned at

they couldn’t

what you want to say, Tamia, but please

way,” He said, knowing I would talk him out

asked, worried for the unborn children, and

be there for them, but she said no,” he said, and

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him,

Tamia, and I do not

balcony that day, and none

beginning of

It won’t work.

always see her

start, and she

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

children ever desire to know their father, they will come looking for

them,” he said with

but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation

come clean, and she

given me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

around her

woman is dangerous and

believe that I threw away

haunt me for the rest

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