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.

and I wanted to tell her to keep standing, but I let my mate handle

Sidorov,” Tamia said, and

is the head of the

but they want

so I am expected to hand her the seal at

you what their mandate is? “Tamia asked

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

we run is stylishly autocratic and want to

of this future senate will be?” Tamia

needed to understand why Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a system that benefits her family and

to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as

find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs of their

this is trying to weaken my

too, I will

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

has been a need to implicate them for

route, and this Gezel bitch was making

opened my drawer and handed

to do with it?” Tamia asked, handing the

Malek that would be

ask for her release making it seem like

guess; I

on what they want to use it for once

was the one that forced

in

know if I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people so we could

were getting led us away

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

be reacting the way this malicious group want them

have to

also needed to know because he was the first to

to apologise and beg for my

closed off to

accept her apology, and I knew she must

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

hard for my lips to form

meeting with Lily, and

Lily’s eyes, but I did not

always a dangerous company

Tamia and I

shower and then

way up why she asked me to accept

would do the task given

seeking your approval, and this was to show she

won’t give us

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

us use it to

fine,” She said, and I pulled her close to kiss

instant we entered our

door and pulled her

meaning to hold her all

the booth

and made me want to

home, but there was no

her neck,

scent drew me

had spent most of the time battling knight

know if I should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully without a blue moon

want to mar

and I did not understand what was happening,

in my head; I did not want

course, she was

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

I supported her with my hand

need for

and intense since she got pregnant, and