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

“Very useful.

council

to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I shouldn’t partake

would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be

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

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

I did

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

long time since we spent

I want to spend

hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the

idea sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at me, and I

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

for

in peace,” He said,

for him to sink

moon, but it was

head to his lounge

are you?” I

tea party in the eastern

decided to hang

Nicole

the life

Katya are

here too, and she reeks

remembering

how Sylvester would take

for both of

having fun amid all the

went to the eastern garden,

were gossiping and

realised that they knew what had happened to

who had told

misled, others felt

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

many people hated her, even

wasn’t part of

the garden, Kappa Wilson linked

know how to feel about it, but

excused myself from the party and returned to the mansion to meet

waiting for me in the hallway close

alright?” I asked him, and he

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was mad

him, and he put his hands in

Annika before she leaves,” He said, and

couldn’t work

what you want to say, Tamia, but please

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

I asked, worried for the unborn

but she said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him, and

Tamia, and I do not

have rejected her on the balcony that

the beginning of

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see

need a clean start, and

would try to use them, and I do not want

know their father,

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

confused that he felt no pain, but I kept it

to come clean, and

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

would be careful around her if I were you,

is dangerous and cannot be

I threw away my life for her

haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a

the love department and re-evaluate my life and