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 asked, and

“Very useful.

force the council to reach out

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

now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be

be a back and forth, and the elite families

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

to talk, but I did

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

time since we spent quality

want to spend time

picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said,

that a

It was most welcomed.

you approve,” he said, smiling at

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start

eyes for something and

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

for him to sink his teeth and complete the

blue moon, but

to his lounge

are you?” I

tea party in the

I were bored and decided to hang out with

Nicole

sister-in-law is the life of the party,

Katya are bonding

here too, and she reeks of Jake

remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester would

happy for

fun

eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping and

realised that they knew

wondered who had

misled, others felt it served her

her relationship with Sylvester, and

even her sidekicks, who were always with

wasn’t part of their

garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo

did not know how to feel about it, but I

myself from the party and returned to the mansion

for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

alright?” I asked him,

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

I asked him, and he put his hands in his pocket and stood

to say goodbye to Annika before she

they couldn’t work it

know what you want to say, Tamia,

said, knowing I

worried for the

she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

I asked him, and he

Tamia, and I

that day, and none of this would have

was the beginning of

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her as the reason

start, and she

would try to use them,

desire to know their father, they will come

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

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

the opportunity to come clean, and she never

me the flash drive when I confronted her, but she

careful around her if I were

woman is dangerous

believe that I threw away my life for

me for the rest of my life, but

the love department and re-evaluate my