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.

I heard Tamia tell her, and I wanted to tell

said,

is the head of the northern

her function, but they want me to meet with her during the

golf, so I am expected to hand her the seal

they tell you what their mandate is? “Tamia asked her,

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

is stylishly autocratic and want to change that.” She

know who the leader of this future senate will be?” Tamia asked her,

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

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

with Marcel and Theo because they must look into

is doing this is trying to

Marcel out of the way and maybe Theo too, I

my control? I

been a need to implicate them for

this Gezel bitch was making herself

my drawer and handed three seals to

you know what they want to do with it?” Tamia asked, handing the seal to

release letter for Safia Malek

ask for her release making it seem like Lord Volkov

guess;

for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and she made

Luna Gezel was the one that forced

in a

did not know if I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead

we were getting led

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

the way this malicious

would have to

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

apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage had

heart was closed off to

and I knew she must have her

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

hard for my lips to form

meeting with Lily,

could see the regret in Lily’s eyes,

a dangerous

left, Tamia and I headed

to shower and

up why she asked me to accept Lily’s

the task given to

and

giving her the cold shoulder, she won’t give

people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and

us use it to

do just fine,” She said, and I

instant we

closed the door and pulled her close

had been meaning to hold

the booth

her arousal and made me

home, but there was no escaping

neck, and

scent

spent most of the time battling knight from

should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully without

want

was happening, but I had

my head; I did not want to argue with

she was our

the moment the

her legs around me, I supported her with my hand

had a strong need for me, and

lovemaking had become more frequent and intense since she