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.

if we can’t question them and get to

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out

would deny their request, and they would reach 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

and forth, and the elite families

fit,” He explained, and I understood that was

but I did not want to

council to

long time since we

to spend

and make love under the stars,” he said,

that

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling at me, and

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

eyes for something and then

in peace,” He

could not wait for him to sink his teeth and

did not need the blue moon, but it

room to head to his

are you?” I linked

a tea party

and decided to hang out with the

and Nicole

is the life

Katya are bonding

forget, Stephanie is here too, and

remembering Stephanie and

wonder how Sylvester would

for both of

having fun amid all

to the eastern garden, and the

were gossiping and

they knew

wondered who had

she was misled, others felt

lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did

how many people hated her, even her

wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me

not know how to feel about it, but I obliged

myself from the party and returned

waiting for me in the hallway close

everything alright?” I asked

I knew he was mad

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

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

that they couldn’t

want to say, Tamia, but please

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

about the babies?” I asked, worried for the

but she said no,” he

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and he

and I

the balcony that day, and none of this would have

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

always see her as the reason my life

clean start, and she does

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

their father, they will come looking

handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with

also confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to be

come clean,

have given me the flash drive when I confronted

around her if I

dangerous

threw

haunt me for the rest of my life,

from the love department and re-evaluate my