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

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to reach out

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

a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed as

back and forth, and the elite families will

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

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

for the council to reach out to you?” I asked him, and he smiled at

has been a long time since we spent quality

I want to

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

so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said, smiling at me, and

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

my eyes for something and

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

for him to sink his

not need the blue moon,

to his lounge while

you?”

a tea party in

bored and decided to hang out with

Nicole are here

sister-in-law is the life of

and Katya are bonding

Stephanie is here too, and she

remembering Stephanie

Sylvester would take

happy for both of

having fun amid

to the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what

who had told

girls felt she was misled, others felt it served

about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they

hated her, even her sidekicks,

wasn’t

Wilson linked me that Leo

did not know how to feel

myself from the party and returned to the mansion to meet

waiting for me in the hallway close

everything alright?” I asked him, and

were expressionless, and I knew he

and he put his hands in his pocket and stood

she leaves,”

they couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please

this way,” He said, knowing I would talk

worried for

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

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and he

and I do not regret

on the balcony that

was the beginning

It won’t work.

will always see her as the reason

need a clean start, and she does

but It seems she would try to use them, and I

the children ever desire to know their father,

have a lot of issues to handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and I knew his mind

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation to be

opportunity to come

drive when I confronted her,

be careful around her

is dangerous

can’t believe that I threw away my life

it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather for

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