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.

a seat,” I heard Tamia tell her, and I wanted to tell her to keep standing, but I let my mate handle

Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily

is the head of the northern uprising

want

to hand her the seal

you what their mandate is? “Tamia asked her, and

“They want a democracy where the council would be the highest seat and every top family in the regions,

system we run is stylishly autocratic

the leader of this future senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she shook

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 punishment for not keeping his family

and Theo because they must look into the

is trying to weaken my

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

my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo to

has been a need to implicate them for a

route, and this Gezel bitch was making herself useful

opened my drawer and handed three seals to

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

they want to write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be

making it seem like

just my guess; I

once I deliver it

Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to

was in

I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people

were getting led us away from

could understand Pamela and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council

this malicious group want

I would have to tell

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

the opportunity to apologise and beg for my forgiveness,

heart was closed off

me to accept her apology, and I knew she must

and that what she was

lips to form the words, but they

meeting with Lily,

could see the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I

a traitor always a dangerous company to

Tamia and I headed

shower and

ask her on our way up why

would do the task given to

is obviously seeking your approval, and

she won’t give

is a strong driving force that pushes people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and affection is the impossible goal

it to solve

just fine,” She said,

instant we

door and pulled her

meaning to hold

the booth

senses with her arousal and made

we returned home, but there was

her neck, and

scent

of the time battling knight

fated mates could claim

did not want

was getting stronger, and I did not understand what was

growled in my head; I did not want to argue

course, she was

and the moment

her with my

a strong need for me, and

intense since she