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.

and get to the

“Very useful.

the council to reach out to

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

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

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

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

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

we do while we wait for the council to reach out to

has been a long time since we spent quality

I want to spend

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

irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling at me, and I

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

my eyes for something and

in peace,” He said,

for him to sink

blue moon, but it was

the room to head to his

you?”

a tea party in the eastern

decided to hang out with the

and Nicole are

sister-in-law is the life of

and Katya are

lest I forget, Stephanie is here too,

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would take

happy for both

were having fun

the eastern garden, and the

were gossiping and

that they knew what had happened

who

some girls felt she was misled, others felt it served her

relationship with

how many people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always with

wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me that

how to feel about

myself from the party and returned to the

was waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

alright?” I asked him, and he

I knew he was

and he

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

they couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please save

knowing

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

offered to be there for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that out

Alphas were proud.

I asked

Tamia, and I do not regret

her on the balcony that day, and none of this

beginning of

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her as the reason

a clean start, and she does

but It seems she would try to use them, and

desire to know their father, they will

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

felt no pain, but I kept it to myself,

come clean, and she

could have given me the flash drive when I confronted

be careful around her

woman is dangerous

believe that I threw away my life for her

me for the rest of my life, but I

take a break from the love