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.

they if we can’t question them and

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council

would deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office

allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed

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

as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the

did not want to push it,

the council to

has been a long time since we spent

I want to spend

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

that

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

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

for something and

of these people and live in peace,” He

for him to

blue moon, but it was worth the

his lounge while I searched

are you?” I

party

bored and decided to hang out with

and Nicole are here

sister-in-law is the life

Katya are bonding

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of

giggled, remembering

wonder how Sylvester would

for

fun amid all

eastern garden, and

gossiping

they knew what

wondered who had told

was misled,

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

hated her, even her sidekicks,

guess loyalty wasn’t part of their

spending two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me

how to feel about it, but

party and returned to the mansion to

for me in the hallway close to

I asked him,

were expressionless, and I knew

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

Annika before she leaves,” He

that they couldn’t work it

know what you want to say,

is best this way,” He said, knowing

about the babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn

no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him,

Tamia, and I

her on the balcony that day, and none of this

beginning of my

It won’t work.

see her as the reason my

start, and she does

would try to use them, and I

ever desire to know their

them,” he said with a final

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

to come clean, and she never

me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

would be careful around her

is dangerous and cannot be

believe that I threw away my life for

and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but

want to take a break from the love department and re-evaluate my life