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 bottom of this?” I

“Very useful.

the council to reach

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

the contrary, the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be

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

He explained, and I understood that

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

for the council to reach out to you?”

has been a long time

want to spend

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

sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said,

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

eyes for something and then

these people and live in

him to

need the blue moon, but it was worth the

to head to his lounge while I searched for my

are you?” I

a tea party

bored and decided to hang

and Nicole

sister-in-law is the life

Katya

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

giggled, remembering Stephanie

how Sylvester would take

happy for both of

were having fun amid all

to the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping and

knew what

who

felt she was misled, others felt it served

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

even her sidekicks, who were

wasn’t part of their

garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

how to feel about it, but

from the party and returned to the mansion

waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

asked him, and he

I knew he was

asked him, and he

goodbye to Annika before she leaves,”

that they couldn’t work

you want to say, Tamia, but please save

best this way,” He said, knowing I

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

there for them, but she said no,” he said, and I knew

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

did, Tamia, and I

rejected her on the balcony that day, and none of

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see her as the reason

a clean start, and she

want to help with the children, but It seems she would try to use them, and I do

their father,

them,” he said with a final tone, and I knew his mind

that he felt no pain, but I kept it

come clean, and she never

have given me the flash drive when I confronted her,

would be careful around her if I

woman is dangerous and

can’t believe that I threw away my life

and 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