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

“Very useful.

the council

would deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to

contrary, the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed

be a back and forth, and the elite

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

I did

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

time since we

to spend time

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

sounded so irresistible that a

It was most welcomed.

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

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

for something and then

these people and live in peace,” He

for him to sink his teeth and complete the

need the blue moon, but

to head to his lounge while I searched

you?”

tea party

I were bored and decided to hang out

and Nicole

sister-in-law is the life

and Katya

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

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

Sylvester would

happy for

having fun amid all

garden, and the

were gossiping and

that they knew what had

who

felt she was misled,

relationship with Sylvester, and they did not

her, even her sidekicks,

wasn’t part of

hours in the garden, Kappa Wilson linked me that

know how to feel about it, but I

from the party and returned to the

me in the

everything alright?” I asked him, and

and I knew

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

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

couldn’t work it

what you want to say,

said, knowing I would talk him out of

babies?” I asked, worried for the unborn children,

said no,” he said, and I knew Amanda might have said that out of

Alphas were proud.

her?” I asked

I do

that

the beginning of my

It won’t work.

keep her, I will always see her as

need a clean start,

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

the children ever desire to know their father, they

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

no pain, but I kept it to myself,

had the opportunity to come clean,

have given me the flash drive when

would be careful around her if I

is dangerous and cannot

can’t believe that I threw away

and it would haunt me for the rest of my

to take a break from the love