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.

question them and get to the

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out to

reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this

my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to

and forth, and the elite families will be

them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan

talk, but I did not want to push it, so I held

would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?” I asked

time since we spent

to

make love under the

idea sounded so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said,

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

for

free of these people and live in

for him to sink his teeth and complete the

not need the blue moon, but it was

head to his lounge while I

you?” I

a tea party in

were bored and decided to hang out with the

Nicole

life of the party,

and Katya are bonding

here too, and she reeks

remembering

Sylvester

was happy for both of

were having fun amid

the eastern garden, and the

gossiping

they knew what

wondered who had told

some girls felt she was misled, others felt

her relationship with Sylvester, and they

many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

loyalty wasn’t

hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

how to feel

the party and returned to the

for me in the hallway close to

alright?” I asked him,

were expressionless, and I knew he was mad about

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

to say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

couldn’t work it

know what you want to say, Tamia, but please

He said, knowing I would talk him

worried

offered to be there for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that

Alphas were proud.

her?” I

did, Tamia, and I

the balcony that day, and none of

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

see her

need a clean start,

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

to know their father, they will come

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

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

had the opportunity to come clean,

me the flash drive when I confronted her, but she

would be careful around her if

is dangerous

that I threw away my life for her

did was stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather

from the love department and