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.

use are they if we can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?”

“Very useful.

would force the council to reach

their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant

the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for

back and forth, and the elite families

we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but

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

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

a long time since we

to

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

irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said, smiling

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

searched my eyes for something and then

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

to sink

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth the

to head to his lounge while I searched for my

are you?” I

party

I were bored and decided

Nicole

the life of

Katya are bonding

too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,” she

giggled, remembering

wonder how Sylvester would take

happy for

having fun

garden, and

gossiping and

realised that they knew what had happened

wondered who had told

misled, others felt it served

she lied about many things, especially her relationship with

many people hated her, even her sidekicks,

loyalty wasn’t part

Wilson linked me that

to feel about it,

from the party and returned to the mansion to

waiting for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

alright?” I asked him,

and I

is the matter, Leo?” I asked him, and he

she leaves,”

they couldn’t

to say,

knowing

asked, worried for the unborn children,

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

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I asked him, and he

did, Tamia, and I

should have rejected her on the balcony that day, and

beginning of my

It won’t work.

will always see

a clean start,

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

to know their father, they will come looking

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

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting

opportunity to come clean, and she never

flash drive when I confronted her, but

around her if I

woman is dangerous

that I threw away my

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

from the love department and re-evaluate my life