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.

what use are they if we can’t question them and get to the

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to reach

to vote me out of

now my allies, would raise a

and the

I become king, we can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the

of these people would want to talk, but I did not want to

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

time since we spent

to spend time with

a picnic, and make love under the

that

It was most welcomed.

see you approve,” he said,

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

searched my eyes for something

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

could not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the

not need the blue moon, but

room to head to his lounge while I searched for my

are you?”

tea party in the

and decided to hang

and Nicole

is the life of the party,

and Katya are

too, and

remembering

wonder how Sylvester would take

happy for both

having fun

garden, and the party was

were gossiping

they knew

who had

misled, others felt it served

about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and

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

wasn’t part

Wilson linked me that

not know how to feel about it, but

myself from the party and returned to the mansion to meet

waiting for me in the hallway

alright?” I asked

eyes were expressionless, and I

asked him, and he

before she leaves,” He said,

that they couldn’t

know what you want to say, Tamia, but

way,” He said, knowing I would talk him out

asked, worried for the unborn children, and

but she said no,” he said, and I

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I

Tamia, and I do

rejected her on the balcony that day, and none of this would have

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her as the

clean start, and she does

seems she would try to use them,

desire to know their father, they will come looking

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

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

come clean,

given me the flash drive when I confronted

careful around her if I were you,

is dangerous

that I threw away my life for her

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 and