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.

and

“Very useful.

the council to reach

would deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me

the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed

forth, and the elite families will be asked to

I understood that was part of the plan already,

did not want

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

long time since we spent quality time

to spend

and make love under the stars,” he said, and

sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

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

for something and

free of these people and live in peace,” He said, touching my tiny bump and kissing

not wait for him to sink his

did not need the blue moon, but it

to head to his lounge

are you?” I linked

a tea party in the eastern

were bored and decided to

and Nicole are

is the life

and Katya are bonding

lest I forget, Stephanie is here too, and

giggled, remembering

how Sylvester would

for

having fun

the eastern garden, and the

gossiping

realised that they knew what

who had

misled, others felt

especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish

many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

guess loyalty wasn’t part of

hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

know how to feel about it,

myself from the party and returned to the

me in

alright?” I asked him, and he

were expressionless, and I knew he

him, and he put his hands

before she leaves,” He said, and

they couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please

He said, knowing I would talk him out

worried for the unborn

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I do not regret

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

beginning of

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the reason my

a clean start, and she does

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

know their father, they will

issues to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and I knew his mind was made

was also confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting

come clean, and

me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

careful around her if

dangerous and cannot

that I threw away

haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather for

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