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.

we can’t question them and

“Very useful.

would force the council

reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is

allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that

the

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 ahead no matter

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

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

has been a long time

to spend time with

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

so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling

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

for something

be free of these people and live in peace,” He said, touching my tiny

for him to sink his

the blue moon,

to his lounge while

you?” I

party in the

were bored and decided to

Nicole

the life

Katya are bonding

is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

giggled, remembering

Sylvester

was happy for

were having fun amid all

eastern garden, and the party

gossiping and

they knew what had

wondered who

she was misled, others

about many things, especially her relationship with

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always

guess loyalty wasn’t part of

two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson

to feel about it, but I

the party and returned to the mansion to meet

was waiting for me in the

everything alright?” I asked him, and

I knew he was mad about

the matter, Leo?” I asked him, and he put his hands in his pocket and

say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

couldn’t

want to say, Tamia, but

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

worried for the unborn children, and

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

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him,

I do not

on the balcony that day, and

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her as the reason

a clean start, and

to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so I have

know their father, they

Amanda can’t be one of them,” he said with

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

had the opportunity to come clean, and

given me the flash drive when I

her if I were you,

woman is dangerous and cannot

threw away my

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

the love department and