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.

tell her to keep standing, but I let my mate

Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself

is the head of the northern

function, but they want me to meet with her

hand her the seal at

you what their mandate is?

highest seat and every top family in the regions, and the packs would have a seat on the council, creating a

is stylishly

the leader of this future senate will be?”

want to ruin a system that benefits her

linked to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for not keeping his family in

this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the

doing this is trying

maybe Theo too, I will be

to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel

to

this Gezel bitch was making

and handed three seals to

do with it?” Tamia asked,

they want to write a release letter for Safia Malek

release making it

just my guess; I am not

use it for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,”

Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act against

in a

not know if I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people so we could have a wider picture of what

far, the trails we were getting

and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told

this

would have to

also needed to know because he was the first to be framed; they might try to frame

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

was closed off

me to accept her apology, and I knew she must have her

and told her it was okay and that what she was doing was

was hard for my lips to form the words,

meeting with Lily, and

the regret in Lily’s

traitor always a dangerous company to

left, Tamia and I

needed to shower

way up why she asked me to accept Lily’s

do the task given

is obviously seeking your approval, and this was to

cold shoulder, she won’t give us the

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

it to solve this

would do just fine,” She said, and I pulled her close to

instant we entered our

door and pulled her close to

been meaning to

PDA in the booth was not

filled my senses with her arousal and made me want to do

home, but there was

neck, and she

citrus scent drew me

the time

it, but only fated mates could claim each

did not want to

understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming

head; I did not want to argue

course, she

the shower, and the moment the water came on, Tamia

her legs around me, I supported her with my hand as

need for me, and I could feel

more frequent and intense since she