Shadows of Destiny

A Partial Claim ~Sylvester~ We returned home, and Tamia and I went to our bedroom to change.

The moment we entered our bedroom, I pulled her close to me.

“We should change and have dinner with everyone, deal with the Lily situation and then maybe you will choose to spend time with me tonight instead of your friends,” Tamia said to me and moved away.

I could smell her arousal, but she wanted me to work for it.

I understood her point and quickly changed into something simple.

I wanted to get the dinner over and return to spend time with my woman.

We headed downstairs, and I was surprised to see Katya at the table.

She looked nervous, but Tamia smiled at her, making her relax.

Glenda, whom I had banned from the table, was there too, and I looked at Dominic, who shrugged.

Not wanting to embarrass him, I let it rest.

“Hope you will be of best behaviour tonight, Glenda?” Tamia asked her, and she stood up and greeted Tamia and me respectfully.

I knew it was a pretence, and when I looked at my mother, I saw her rolling her eyes at what Glenda did.

Katya was sitting next to her.

“I invited her to join us,” My mother said quickly, and as much as I wanted to pretend not to know what she was doing, I knew exactly what she was doing.

She was trying to separate Dominic from Glenda.

Honestly, I was in support because the girl was just toxic.

1 I somehow believed Glenda had forced herself to join us, leaving Dominic to take responsibility for it.

It was just so low of her.

Avery and Marcel joined us; they looked like they had done something before coming down.

They smelled like it, and I looked at Tamia, who looked away from me, knowing exactly what she did.

Linda and Theo joined us, and the butler soon ushered Lily in.

She was very nervous and was made to sit next to Katya.

Dinner was served, and we ate quickly.

I wanted it over with.

“The game against the East was brutal,” Dominic said, and we laughed.

He wasn’t in on the plan.

“It was intentional,” Tamia told him, and I watched it click in his eyes.

“My, I learned those alphas were in the infirmary for a while, especially the red- haired, Nikson,” he said, trying to remember Kyle’s name, and we all laughed.

Honestly, beating him up physically and stripping him of his alpha status would have been the best punishment, but we did not want something that would cause a war between us, so we had to settle.

1 While we discussed the events, I wondered what Leo wanted to discuss with me.

It must have been important for him to go through the trouble of signing up for a sport in which he had no skill.

I also commend him because he played well.

We would have still won without the brutality, but the fact that they scored some points meant they put some effort into it.

After dinner, Tamia and I led Lily to the mini office in the duplex.

She was nervous, and she ought to be.

I wasn’t over her betraying and trying to ruin me.

If it weren’t for the fact that we needed her cooperation to make headway on the matter, I would have ensured she faced the ultimate punishment for treason: death.

I was sure no one would dispute it, not even her family.

wanted to tell her to keep

tell me about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and

is the head of the

her function, but they want me to meet with

so I am expected to hand her the seal at the

they tell you what their mandate is? “Tamia

a democracy where the council would be the highest seat and every top family in the regions, and

system we run is stylishly autocratic and want to

this future senate will be?” Tamia asked her,

want to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate her cousin

linked to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into

needed to find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into

is trying to weaken

and maybe Theo too, I will

would be difficult for them to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo to be

been a need to implicate them for

was the smartest route, and this Gezel bitch was making herself useful

and handed three seals to

know what they want to do with it?”

release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into

release making it seem like Lord Volkov

guess; I am

want to use it for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and she made a lot of

the one that forced Bryce to act against

in

should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people so we could have a wider picture of

far, the trails we were getting led us away from

understand Pamela and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council might be pawns

the way this malicious group want them

knew I would have to

the first to be framed; they might try

seized the opportunity to apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but the

was closed

apology, and I knew

Lily and told her it was okay and that

lips to form the words, but they

ended the meeting with Lily,

see the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did

always a dangerous company

Tamia and I headed to

shower and then

on our way up why she asked me

would do the task given to her

obviously seeking your approval, and this was

you continue giving her the cold shoulder, she won’t give

people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and affection is the impossible goal her hope drives

use it to

fine,”

we entered our

pulled her close to

been meaning to hold

PDA in the booth

with her arousal and made me want to do things to

returned home, but

neck, and

scent drew

had spent most of the

fated mates could claim each other successfully without a blue

not want to mar

connecting us was getting stronger, and I did not understand what was happening, but I had an

my head; I did not

she was

the moment the water came on,

legs around me, I supported her with

had a strong need for me, and I could feel

and intense since she got pregnant,