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.

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

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is

my allies, would raise a bill for reasons

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

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

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

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

has been a long time

want to

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

irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling

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

eyes for something and

in peace,” He

not wait for him to sink his teeth

need the blue moon, but it

room to head to his lounge

are you?”

tea party

and I were bored and decided

Nicole

sister-in-law is the life of the party,

Katya are

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

Sylvester would take

was happy for

fun

garden, and the

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what

wondered who

felt she was misled, others felt it served

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

her, even her sidekicks, who were

loyalty wasn’t

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

did not know how to feel

myself from the party and returned to the mansion to meet

me in the

I asked him, and

expressionless, and I

I asked him, and he put his hands in his

before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned

they couldn’t work it

you want to

best this way,” He said, knowing I would talk

asked, worried for the unborn children, and he

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

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked

I do not regret

have rejected her on the balcony that day, and none

was the beginning

It won’t work.

will always see her as the reason my

need a clean start,

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

their

to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and I

confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it

the opportunity to come clean,

the flash drive when

her

woman is dangerous and cannot be

that I threw

I did was stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of my life,

the love