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

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council to reach

and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because

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

and the elite families will be

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

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

the council to

time since we spent

want to spend

make love under the

idea sounded so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

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

everyone, then we

my eyes for something and then

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

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

the blue moon, but it was worth

to his lounge while I searched for

you?” I

party

and decided to

Nicole are here

the life of

and Katya are bonding

I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of

remembering Stephanie

Sylvester would

was happy for

having fun amid all

went to the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping

they knew what

wondered who had told

was misled, others

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

hated her, even her sidekicks, who were always

loyalty wasn’t part

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted

did not know how to feel about it, but I obliged

the party and

me in the hallway close

I asked him, and

eyes were expressionless, and I knew

and he put his hands in his pocket

to say goodbye to Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I frowned

that they couldn’t work

want to say, Tamia, but please save

knowing I would talk him

worried for the unborn children, and

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

I

have rejected her on the balcony that day, and

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

her, I will always see her as the reason my

clean start, and

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

ever desire to know their father, they will

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

he felt no pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting

opportunity to come clean, and she

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

would be careful around her if I were you,

dangerous and cannot

threw away my

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

break from the love department and re-evaluate my