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.

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

“Very useful.

the council to reach out

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

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

the elite families will be asked to resolve the

see fit,” He explained, and I understood that was

talk, but I did

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

a long time

I want to spend

hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars,” he said,

idea sounded so irresistible that a moan

It was most welcomed.

said, smiling at

up with everyone, then we will start our day,” he told me and pulled

eyes for something and then

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

could not wait for him to sink his teeth

blue moon, but

his lounge while

are you?” I

tea party in

bored and decided to hang

and Nicole are

the life

Katya are bonding

I forget, Stephanie is here too,

remembering Stephanie and

how Sylvester would

was happy for

were having fun

the eastern garden, and the party

gossiping and

also realised that they knew what had

wondered who

she was misled,

lied about many things, especially her relationship with Sylvester, and they did not wish her

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

loyalty wasn’t part of their

Kappa Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to

know how to feel about it, but

from the party and returned to the mansion to

for me in the hallway close to Amanda’s

everything alright?” I asked

I knew he

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

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

that they couldn’t work

want to say,

this way,” He said, knowing I would

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

them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

I asked him,

did, Tamia, and I do not regret

rejected her on the balcony that day, and none of

beginning of

It won’t work.

I keep her, I will always see her as the

a clean start, and she does

with the children, but It seems she would try to use them, and I do not want to give her that room, so

the children ever desire to know their father, they will come

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

pain, but I kept it to myself, wanting our conversation

opportunity to come clean, and she never

have given me the flash drive when

careful around her if I

dangerous and cannot be

that I threw away my life

would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want

want to take a break from the love department