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.

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

“Very useful.

council to

Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a

would raise a bill

and forth, and the elite families will be

I understood

these people would want to talk, but I did not want to push

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

long time since

to

have a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said, and I

idea sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me and

for something and

in peace,” He said, touching my tiny bump and kissing my

wait for him to sink his

did not need the blue moon,

the room to head to his

you?” I

tea party

decided

and Nicole are here

sister-in-law is the life of the

Katya are

forget, Stephanie is here too,

remembering Stephanie

Sylvester would

happy for both

having fun amid all the

went to the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping

that they knew what had happened to

wondered who had

she was misled, others felt

relationship with Sylvester,

how many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

wasn’t

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

not know how to feel about it, but I

excused myself from the party and returned to the mansion to

waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

I asked

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

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

she leaves,” He said, and I frowned

couldn’t

to say, Tamia, but

knowing I would

I asked, worried for the unborn children, and

to be there for them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him,

Tamia, and I

should have rejected her on the balcony that

was the beginning of

It won’t work.

will always see her as the reason

a clean start,

children, but It seems she would try to use them, and

the children ever desire to know their father,

can’t be one of them,” he

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

the opportunity to come

have given me the flash drive when I confronted her, but she

would be careful around her

is dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw away my life for

the

from the love department and re-evaluate