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

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to

Leaders to vote me out of office because

would raise a bill for

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

and I understood that was part

but I did not want to push it,

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

time since we

to spend time

love under the stars,” he

irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

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

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

eyes for something and

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

could not wait for him to sink his teeth and

the blue moon,

the room to head to his lounge while I searched for

you?”

tea party in the eastern

and I were bored and decided to

Nicole are

is the life

and Katya are

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

giggled, remembering

wonder how Sylvester

was happy for

fun

went to the eastern garden, and the

were gossiping

knew what had happened to

wondered who had told

some girls felt she was misled, others

she lied about many things, especially her relationship with

even

loyalty wasn’t

spending two hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

did not know how to feel about it,

the party and returned to the mansion to meet

was waiting for me in the hallway

I asked

were expressionless, and I knew

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

she leaves,” He said, and I frowned at

that they couldn’t work

you want to

knowing I would

babies?” I asked, worried for the

said no,” he said, and I knew

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him,

Tamia, and I

the balcony that day, and none of this would

beginning

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see

need a clean start, and she does

but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her

know their father, they

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

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

the opportunity to come clean, and she

have given me the flash drive when I confronted her, but

around her if

woman is dangerous and

that I threw away my life for her

it would haunt me for the rest of my

the love