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.

her, and I wanted to tell her to

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself

of

want me to meet with her

expected to hand her the

you what their mandate

top family in

feel the system we run is stylishly autocratic and

future senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and

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

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

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

this is trying

and maybe Theo too, I will be left to deal with

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

has been a need to implicate them for a

and this Gezel bitch was

drawer and handed three seals to

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

think they want to write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into order

for her release making it seem like Lord Volkov ordered

my guess;

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

the one that

was in

immediately or allow her to lead us to

trails we were getting led us

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

be reacting the way this malicious group want them

would have to tell Marcel and

first to be

apologise and beg for my forgiveness,

was closed

to accept her apology, and I knew she

her it was okay and that what

for my lips to form the words, but they

with

could see the regret in Lily’s

always a dangerous

she left, Tamia and

to shower and

had to ask her on our way up

the

obviously seeking your approval, and this was to show

shoulder, she won’t give us the result

that pushes people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and

use it to solve this

do just fine,” She said, and I

we entered

and pulled her

had been meaning to

in the booth was not

and made me want to do things to

returned home, but there was no escaping

neck,

citrus scent drew me

had spent most of the

should go for it, but only fated mates could claim

want to mar her

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

my head; I did

she

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

legs around me, I supported her with my hand as

had a strong need for me, and I could feel

more frequent and intense since she got pregnant, and I liked