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.

them and

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out

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

are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be

and the elite families will be asked to resolve the

explained, and I understood that was part of

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

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

time since

want to spend

love under

irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me and

for

live in peace,” He said, touching my

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

blue moon, but it was

head to his lounge while I searched

are you?”

a tea party in the

decided to hang out with

and Nicole are

the life of the

Katya are bonding

forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks

remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would take

for both of

were having fun

garden, and

gossiping

knew what had

wondered who

she was misled, others felt it served

many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always

loyalty wasn’t part of their

spending two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

did not know how to feel about it, but I

from the party and returned

was waiting for me in

alright?” I asked

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

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

to Annika before she leaves,”

they couldn’t

to say, Tamia, but

He said, knowing I would talk him out of

about the babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn children, and

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

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him,

did, Tamia, and I do

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

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

always see her as the

clean start, and she does

she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so I have rejected

to know their father, they will

one of them,” he said with

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to

had the opportunity to come

given me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

around her

woman is dangerous

believe that I threw away my life for her

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

want to take a break from the love