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.

what use are they if we can’t question them and get to the

“Very useful.

force the council to reach out

would deny their request, and they 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

and the elite families will be

become king, we can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already,

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

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

a long time since we

to spend

love under the stars,” he said, and I beamed

sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

he said, smiling at me, and I

everyone, then

searched my eyes for something

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

wait for him to

not need the blue moon, but it was worth the

room to head to his

are you?” I linked

tea party in the eastern

were bored and decided to hang

and Nicole are

is the life of the party,

and Katya are

is here too, and she reeks

remembering Stephanie and

Sylvester would take

was happy for

having fun amid all the

went to the eastern garden, and the party

were gossiping and

knew what had happened to

wondered who had told

girls felt she was misled, others

relationship with Sylvester, and they did

her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

loyalty wasn’t part of

in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

how to feel about it, but I

myself from the party and

waiting for me in the hallway close

alright?” I asked him, and he

were expressionless, and I knew

him, and he put his hands in

wants to say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned at

that they couldn’t

know what you want to say, Tamia, but

He said, knowing I would talk

worried for

be there for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that out

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked

I do not

that day, and none of this

the beginning of

It won’t work.

see her as the

need a clean start,

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

their father, they will

Amanda can’t be one of them,” he

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

come clean,

have given me the flash drive when

would be careful around her

is dangerous and

that I threw away my life for

stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of

a break from the love department and re-evaluate my