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.

force the council to reach

deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant

regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons

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

them as we see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was part of

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

council to reach out to you?” I asked him, and he smiled at

time since we spent

to

make love under the stars,” he said,

sounded so irresistible that

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling

I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he

my eyes for something and then

these people and live in peace,” He said, touching my tiny bump

wait for him to sink

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth

his lounge while I searched

are you?” I

a tea party in the eastern

I were bored and decided

Nicole are here

the life

and Katya are bonding

is here too, and

giggled, remembering

wonder how Sylvester would take

happy for both

having fun amid

went to the eastern garden, and

were gossiping and

that they knew what

wondered who

was misled, others felt it served her

about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and

even her sidekicks, who were always

wasn’t part

garden, Kappa Wilson linked me

feel about it, but I obliged

and returned to the mansion to meet

me in

I asked him,

eyes were expressionless, and I knew he was

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

before she

that they couldn’t work

what you want to say, Tamia, but

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

babies?” I asked, worried

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

Alphas were proud.

I asked

and I do not regret

that day,

was the beginning

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her

start, and

would try to use them, and

their father, they will come

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

pain, but I

opportunity to come clean, and she never

given me the flash drive when

careful around her if I were you,

woman is dangerous and

threw

did was stupid, and it would haunt me for the

to take a break from the love department and re-evaluate my