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.

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

“Very useful.

force the council to reach

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

my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that

be a back and forth, and the

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

want to talk, but I did

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

been a long time since we spent

I want to spend

make love under

idea sounded so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

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

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

searched my eyes for something and then

these people and live in peace,” He said, touching

him to sink his teeth and complete the

moon, but it was worth

to his lounge while I searched for

you?”

a tea party in the

bored and decided to

and Nicole are

the life of the party,

and Katya are bonding

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would take

was happy for both

were having fun

the eastern garden,

were gossiping

that they knew what had happened

wondered who had

felt she was misled,

about many things, especially her relationship

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

loyalty wasn’t part of their

Wilson linked me that Leo

how to feel

excused myself from the party and returned to the mansion

me in the

alright?” I asked him, and he

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he

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

Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I

they couldn’t work it

to

way,” He said, knowing I would talk

worried for the unborn children,

no,” he said, and

Alphas were proud.

you let her?” I

did, Tamia, and I do not regret

the balcony that day, and none of

beginning of

It won’t work.

always see her as the reason

need a clean start, and

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

children ever desire to know their father, they will come looking for

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

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

come clean, and she

could have given me the flash drive when I

would be careful around her if I were you,

woman is dangerous and cannot

I threw away my life for

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

to take a break from the love department and re-evaluate my life