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 asked, and

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach out

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

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

a back and forth, and the elite families

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

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

well then, what would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?” I asked him,

time since we

to spend

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

idea sounded so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

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

up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he

eyes for something

be free of these people and live in peace,” He

to sink

need the blue moon, but

to head to his

are you?” I

tea party in the

and I were bored and decided to hang out with

and Nicole are here

life

Katya are bonding

I forget, Stephanie is here too,

remembering

wonder how Sylvester

happy for

fun amid

the eastern garden, and the party was

were gossiping and

knew

wondered who had

girls felt she was misled,

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

even

loyalty wasn’t part of

Wilson linked me

to feel about it, but I

the party and returned to

waiting for me in the hallway

asked him, and

were expressionless, and I knew he was mad about

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

before she leaves,”

that they couldn’t

want to say, Tamia, but please

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

the babies?” I asked, worried

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I

and I do not regret

that day, and none of this

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see her

a clean start, and she does

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

their father, they will come

be one of them,” he said with a final tone, and

was also confused that he felt no pain, but I kept

to come clean, and

given me the flash drive when I confronted her,

her if I were you,

dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw

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

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