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.

can’t question them and get to the bottom of this?”

“Very useful.

force the council to reach out

Leaders to vote me

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

the elite families

become king, we can question them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of the plan already, but we needed to be ahead no matter

did not want to push

well then, what would we do while we wait for the council to

has been a long time

want to spend time with

make love under

so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

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

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

for something

free of these people and live in

wait for him to sink his teeth and complete

the blue moon, but it was worth

head to his lounge while I searched for

you?” I linked

party

and I were bored and decided to hang

Nicole are

the life

and Katya are

is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton,”

giggled, remembering Stephanie and

how Sylvester would take

for

fun amid

garden, and the party

were gossiping

also realised that they knew

wondered who had

some girls felt she was misled, others felt

she lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and

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

guess loyalty wasn’t

Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

feel about it, but

party and returned

waiting for me in

asked him,

eyes were expressionless, and I

him, and he put his hands in his

to Annika before she leaves,” He said, and

that they couldn’t

you want to say, Tamia, but

way,” He said, knowing I would talk

I asked, worried for the

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

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked

did, Tamia, and I do not regret

the balcony that day, and none of this

beginning of my

It won’t work.

see

a clean start, and she does

It seems she would try to use them,

the children ever desire to know their father,

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

no pain, but I kept it

the opportunity to come clean, and

have given me the flash drive when I confronted

would be careful around her if I were you,

is dangerous and

believe that I threw away my life

stupid, and it would haunt me for the rest of my life,

to take a break from the love department