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.

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

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

of the

function, but they want me to

to hand her the seal at the golf course,”

mandate is? “Tamia asked her, and she

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

the system we run is stylishly autocratic and want to change that.” She

senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she shook

Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a system

to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for not keeping his family in

needed to find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they

this is

and maybe Theo too, I will be left to deal

if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo to be implicated

been a need to implicate them for a

and this Gezel bitch was making herself useful to the

drawer and handed

do with it?” Tamia asked, handing the seal to

want to write a release letter for Safia Malek that

ask for her release making it seem

just my guess;

on what they want to use it for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and

Luna Gezel was the one

in a

her to lead us to other people

were getting

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

the way this

knew I would have to

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

seized the opportunity to apologise and beg for my forgiveness,

was closed

accept her apology, and I knew she must

okay and that what she was doing was a great way

my lips to form the words, but they

with Lily,

the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I

traitor always a

she left, Tamia and

needed to shower

way up why she asked me to accept Lily’s

the task given to her

obviously seeking your approval, and this was to show she is

you continue giving her the cold shoulder, she won’t give us

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

use it to solve this

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

instant we

the door and pulled

had been meaning to hold her

the booth was not

senses with her arousal and made me want to do things

home, but

kissed her neck, and she

citrus scent drew me

had spent most of the

if I should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each

want to mar

cord connecting us was getting stronger, and I did not understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming need to claim her

I did not want to

she

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

around me, I supported her with my hand as we kissed

need for me,

had become more frequent and intense since