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 get to the bottom of this?”

“Very useful.

council to reach out to

to vote me out of office

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

forth, and the elite families will be asked

question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead no

to talk, but I did not want

for the council to reach out to

long time since

I want to spend

picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said, and I beamed at

that a

It was most welcomed.

said,

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

my eyes for

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

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the

need the blue moon,

his lounge while I searched

are you?” I

a tea party in

were bored and decided to hang out

and Nicole

is the life of the

and Katya are

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she

remembering Stephanie and

how Sylvester

happy for

were having fun

the eastern garden,

gossiping

they knew what had happened to

wondered who had

was misled,

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

her, even her sidekicks,

loyalty wasn’t part

in the garden, Kappa Wilson

did not know how to feel about it, but

excused myself from the party and returned to the mansion to

in the hallway close to Amanda’s

asked him, and

were expressionless, and I knew he was

he put his hands in his

Annika before she leaves,” He said, and

they couldn’t work

to say, Tamia, but please save

is best this way,” He said, knowing

about the babies?” I asked, worried for

for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have

Alphas were proud.

I asked him, and he

I do not

balcony that day,

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see her as the reason

a clean start, and she

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

to know their father, they will

of issues to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he

felt no pain, but I kept

the opportunity to come clean,

me the flash drive when

would be careful around her

is dangerous and

can’t believe that I threw away my life

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

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