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 of this?”

“Very useful.

the council

Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I shouldn’t partake

allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should

the elite families will be asked

and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead no

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

well then, what would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to

a long time since

to spend time with

make love under the stars,” he

idea sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and

up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he

eyes for

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

him to sink his teeth and complete the

the blue moon, but

to head to his lounge

you?” I linked

a tea party in the eastern

and I were bored and decided to hang

and Nicole

life of

and Katya are bonding

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

giggled, remembering Stephanie

how Sylvester would

for both

having fun amid all the

garden, and the party

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what had happened

who had told

girls felt she was misled,

her relationship with Sylvester, and they

how many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who

wasn’t part of

hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

to feel

the party and returned to the

waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

asked him, and

expressionless, and I knew he was

the matter, Leo?” I asked him, and he put his hands

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

that they couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please save

He said, knowing I would talk him

the babies?” I asked, worried for the

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

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I do not

have rejected her on the balcony that day, and

beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see her as the

clean start, and

children, but It seems she would try to use them, and

children ever desire to know their

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

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

the opportunity to come clean,

me the flash drive when I confronted

careful around her if I

woman is dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw

me for the

from the love department