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

“Very useful.

the council to

regional Leaders to vote me out of office because

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

will be a back and forth, and the

can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood

to talk, but I did

the council to reach out

been a long time since we spent quality

I want to spend

love under the

so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

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

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

my eyes for something

will be free of these people and live in

to sink his teeth

blue moon, but it was

to his lounge while

you?” I linked

party in

were bored and decided to

Nicole

is the life

and Katya

is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

wonder how Sylvester would

for

fun

to the eastern garden, and the

gossiping and

that they knew what had happened

wondered who

felt she was misled, others felt it served her

especially her relationship

people hated her, even her sidekicks,

wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

not know how to feel about it, but

the party and returned to the mansion to meet

waiting for me in the

everything alright?” I asked him,

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

I asked him, and he put his hands in his pocket and

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

they couldn’t work it

want to

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

I asked, worried for the unborn

but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I

Tamia, and I do

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

beginning of my

It won’t work.

I will always see her as the

a clean start, and she

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

to know their father, they will come looking

of them,” he said with a final

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

had the opportunity to come clean, and

drive when I confronted her, but she

would be careful around her if I were you,

dangerous and cannot

that I threw away

for the rest

break from the love department and