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.

them and get to the bottom of

“Very useful.

arrest would force the council

to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I

who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I

will be a back and forth, and the elite families

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

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

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

has been a long time since we spent

to

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

irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at

then we will start

eyes for something and

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

wait for him to sink his

moon,

to head to his lounge while I searched for

you?” I linked

party in the

and I were bored and decided to hang out with the

Nicole are here

sister-in-law is the life of

Katya

forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks

remembering Stephanie

how Sylvester would take

was happy for both

fun

to the eastern garden, and the party was

gossiping

also realised that they knew what had

wondered who had told

she was misled, others felt it served her

relationship with Sylvester, and

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

wasn’t part of

in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

to feel

and returned to the mansion to meet

for me in the hallway close to

asked him,

and I knew he was mad

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

Annika before she leaves,” He said, and I

couldn’t work it

to say, Tamia,

is best this way,” He said, knowing I would

about the babies?” I asked, worried for

no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked him, and

and I

on the balcony that day, and none of this

was the beginning of my

It won’t work.

see her

need a clean start, and she

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

to know their father, they will come looking for

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

felt no pain, but I

opportunity to come clean, and she never

me the flash drive

be careful around her if I were you,

woman is dangerous and cannot be

that I threw away my life for her

and it would haunt me for the

break from the love department and re-evaluate my life