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.

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

“Very useful.

the council to reach

regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour

leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to

the elite families will

we can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood

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

council to reach out

a long time since

want to spend time with

hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said, and I beamed

irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at

the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start

for

will be free of these people and live in peace,”

to

need the blue moon, but

to head to his lounge

are you?” I linked

a tea party in

and I were bored and decided

and Nicole

the life of

Katya are

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

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would take

for both

fun amid all

eastern garden, and the party was

were gossiping and

realised that they knew

wondered who had told

was misled, others felt it served her

things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who

guess loyalty wasn’t part of their

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

know how to feel about it,

the party and returned

for me in the

I asked him, and he

eyes were expressionless, and I

him, and he put his hands in his pocket and

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

that they couldn’t

know what you want to say,

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

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

for them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him,

did, Tamia, and I do not

balcony that day,

was the beginning

It won’t work.

her, I will always see

a clean start, and she does

try to use them, and

to know their father, they will come looking for

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

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

had the opportunity to come clean,

have given me the flash drive

be careful around her if I

woman is dangerous

believe that I threw away my

would haunt me for the

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