The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 126

~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.

"Of what use are they if we can't question them and get to the bottom of this?" I asked, and he nodded.

"Very useful. Their arrest would force the council to reach out to me. I would deny their request, and they would reach out to the regional Leaders to vote me out of office because this is a tyrant behaviour I shouldn't partake in. On the contrary, the regional leaders, who are now my allies, would raise a bill for reasons known to them that I should be installed as king. There will be a back and forth, and the elite families will be asked to resolve the problem. Once I 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 what. Some of these people would want to talk, but I did not want to push it, so I held my tongue.

"Very well then, what would we do while we wait for the council to reach out to you?" I asked him, and he smiled at me.

"It has been a long time since we spent quality time together. Today I want to spend time with you. Go hunting in wolf form, have a picnic, and make love under the stars," he said, and I beamed at him.

The idea sounded so irresistible that a moan escaped my lips. It was most welcomed.

"I see you approve," he said, smiling at me, and I nodded.

"First, I would go to the lounge to catch up with everyone, then we will start our day," he told me and pulled me close.

He searched my eyes for something and then smiled.

"Soon, we will be free of these people and live in peace," He said, touching my tiny bump and kissing my neck.

I could not wait for him to sink his teeth and complete the bond. We did not need the blue moon, but it was worth the wait.

Sylvester left the room to head to his lounge while I searched for my friends.

"Where are you?" I linked Avery.

"Having a tea party in the eastern garden. Linda and I were bored and decided to hang out with the girls. Katya and Nicole are here too. Your sister-in-law is the life of the party, Tamia. She and Katya are bonding well. Oh, lest I forget, Stephanie is here too, and she reeks of Jake Brighton," she added. I giggled, remembering Stephanie and Jake.

I wonder how Sylvester would take it. I was happy for both of them. They were having fun amid all the craziness.