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 of

“Very useful.

the council to reach out

they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant

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

the elite families will be asked

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

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

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

has been a long time since we spent

to

wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the

irresistible that a moan escaped my

It was most welcomed.

approve,” he said,

catch up with everyone, then we will start our

eyes for something

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

wait for him to

did not need the blue moon, but it was worth

to his lounge while I searched for my

you?” I linked

tea party in the eastern

were bored and decided to hang out with

Nicole are

sister-in-law is the life

Katya

Stephanie is here too, and she reeks

giggled, remembering Stephanie

wonder how Sylvester

was happy for both of

fun

to the eastern garden,

were gossiping and

that they knew what had happened

who had

was misled, others felt it served her

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

people hated her, even her sidekicks, who were

wasn’t part of their

Wilson linked me that Leo wanted to see

to feel about it,

from the party and

in the hallway close to

asked him, and he

and I knew he was

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

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

couldn’t work

what you want to say,

said, knowing I would talk

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

be there for them, but she said no,” he said,

Alphas were proud.

let her?” I asked him,

and I do not

that day,

the beginning of

It won’t work.

will always see her as the reason my life

need a clean start, and

try to use them, and

to know their father,

handle, and Amanda can’t be one of them,”

felt no pain, but I

come clean,

the flash drive when

her if

dangerous and cannot be

can’t believe that I threw away my life

and it would haunt me for the rest of my life, but I want a breather for

break from the love department and