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 keep standing, but I let

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

is the head of the northern uprising

but they want me to meet with

so I am expected to hand her the seal at the

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

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

run is stylishly autocratic and want to change

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

Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate her cousin

would be asked to go into exile as punishment for

this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the

is trying to

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

but what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel

has been a need to implicate them

the smartest route, and this Gezel bitch was making herself useful to the

my drawer and handed three seals to

what they want to do with it?” Tamia

letter for Safia Malek that would

her release making it

just my guess; I am not

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

Gezel was the one

was in a

her immediately or allow her to lead us to other people so we could have a wider

far, the trails we were getting led us away from

jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just

reacting the way this malicious group want

would have to

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

beg for my forgiveness, but

heart was closed

her apology, and I

and that what she was doing

my lips to form the words, but they

ended the meeting with Lily,

in Lily’s eyes, but I did not

traitor always a

Tamia and I headed to

to shower and

ask her on our way up why she asked me to accept

she would do the

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

won’t give us the result we want because she

pushes people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and affection

us use it

would do just fine,” She said, and I pulled

we

pulled her close to

had been meaning to hold her

in the booth

arousal and made me want to do things

home, but

kissed her neck, and

scent drew

the time battling

did not know if I should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully without a

want

understand what was happening, but I had

head; I did not want to argue

she was our

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

her with my hand

for me, and

intense