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.

if we can’t question them and

“Very useful.

force the council

to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because

now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them

be a back and forth, and the elite families will be asked to resolve

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

people would want to talk, but I did not want to push it, so I

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

long time since we

to spend time with

love under the stars,”

idea sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling at me,

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

searched my eyes for something and then

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

not wait for him to sink

blue moon, but it was worth

left the room to head to his lounge while

you?” I linked

party in

decided to hang out with

Nicole are

is the life of the party,

Katya are bonding

is here too, and she

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would

happy for

having fun amid

the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping and

they knew what had happened to

who

some girls felt she was misled, others

lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish her

even her sidekicks, who were

loyalty wasn’t part

Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

know how to feel about

excused myself from the party and returned to the

waiting for me in

I asked

expressionless, and I knew he was mad about

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

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

that they couldn’t work it

want to

best this way,” He said, knowing I would talk him out of

I asked, worried for the

but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda

Alphas were proud.

I asked him,

I do

the balcony that

the beginning

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the

a clean start, and

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

their father, they will come looking for

Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a

but I kept it to myself, wanting

had the opportunity to come clean,

drive when I confronted her,

would be careful around her if I were you,

woman is dangerous and

threw away my life for

me for the

the love department and re-evaluate my