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

Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself

is the head of the

her function, but they want me to meet with her

her the seal at

what their mandate is?

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

feel the system we run is stylishly autocratic and want to change

senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she

want to ruin a system that benefits her family

Marcel would be asked to go into

way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look

this is

of the way and maybe Theo too, I will be left to

my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel

has been a need to implicate

this Gezel bitch was making herself useful to the

drawer and

do with it?”

for Safia Malek

her release making it seem like

guess; I am not

me in on what they want to use it for once I deliver

if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce

in a

or allow her to lead us to other people

far, the trails we were getting led

of our mates, but with what

reacting the way this malicious

would have to tell Marcel

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

and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage

was closed off

linked me to accept her apology, and I knew she

okay and

for my lips to form the words,

ended the meeting with Lily, and she

see the regret in Lily’s eyes,

always a dangerous company

she left, Tamia and I

needed to shower and

her on our way up why

would do the task given to her

obviously seeking your approval, and this was

won’t give us the result we want because

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

use it to

do just fine,” She said, and I pulled her

instant we

door and pulled her

meaning to

PDA in the booth was

and made me want

we returned home, but there was no escaping

her neck,

citrus scent drew me

the

for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully without a blue moon

not want

and I did not understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming need to claim her and make

did

course, she

moment the

around me, I supported her with

strong need for

frequent and intense since she got pregnant, and I