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.

are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?” I asked, and he

“Very useful.

council to

out to the regional Leaders to vote me

who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons

be a back and forth, and the elite families

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

people would want to talk, but I did not want

for the council

has been a long time since we spent

to spend time with

and make love under

so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

everyone, then we will

searched my eyes for something and

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

not wait for him to sink

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth the

head to his lounge while I

you?” I

tea party in the eastern

were bored and decided to hang

Nicole are here

sister-in-law is the life

Katya

is here too, and she

remembering Stephanie

Sylvester

happy for both

were having fun amid all the

the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping

they knew what

wondered who had told

felt she was misled,

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

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

guess loyalty wasn’t part of

spending two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me

how to feel about it, but

party and returned to

me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

asked him,

were expressionless, and I knew he was mad

him, and he put his hands in his pocket

she

couldn’t work

know what you want to say, Tamia, but

is best this way,” He said, knowing I would talk him

babies?” I asked, worried for the

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

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

and I do not

should have rejected her on the balcony that day, and none of this would have

beginning

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her

need a clean start,

the children, but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so

ever desire to know their father, they

be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and I knew his

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting

to come clean,

me the flash drive when I confronted

careful around her if I were

is dangerous and

that I threw away

and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want

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