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.

can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?” I asked, and he

“Very useful.

council to reach out

Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I shouldn’t

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

be a back and forth, and the

and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed

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

do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?” I asked him, and he smiled

a long time

I want to spend

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

idea sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said, smiling at

would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,”

my eyes for something

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

not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

the blue moon, but

his lounge while

are you?” I linked

tea party

decided to hang out with the

Nicole are here

life

and Katya are

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and

giggled, remembering

how Sylvester would take

for both

having fun amid all

garden, and the party

were gossiping

they knew what had happened

wondered who

misled, others felt

figured she lied about many things, especially her relationship with

many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

guess loyalty wasn’t part of their

Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

how to feel about it, but I

myself from the party and returned to the mansion to

was waiting for me in the hallway

I asked him, and he

were expressionless, and I knew he was

him, and he put his hands

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

that they couldn’t work it

want to say,

said, knowing I would talk him out

I asked, worried for

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I

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

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see

clean start, and

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

their

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

pain, but I kept it

to come clean, and she

have given me the flash drive when I confronted

be careful around her if I were you,

dangerous and cannot be

believe that I threw away

would haunt me for the rest of my life,

the love department and re-evaluate my