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.

wanted to tell her

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily adjusted

head of the

they want me to meet with

to hand her the seal

mandate is? “Tamia asked her, and she

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

we run is stylishly

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

want to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate

the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for not

discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look

this is trying to weaken my

the way and maybe Theo too,

them to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I

has been a need to implicate them for

smartest route, and this Gezel bitch

and handed

with it?” Tamia asked, handing

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

making it

guess; I am

it for once I deliver it to

wondered if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act

was in

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

far, the trails we were getting

mates, but with

reacting the way this malicious group

have to tell Marcel and

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

beg for my forgiveness,

heart was closed off to

accept her apology, and

her it was okay and that what she was doing was a great way

was hard for my lips to form the

the meeting with Lily,

see the regret in Lily’s

a traitor always a

Tamia and I headed

to shower

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

would do the task

your approval, and this was to show she is

give us the result we want because

impossible; your forgiveness and affection is the impossible goal

it to

solution, partial would do just fine,” She said, and I pulled her close to

we

closed the door and pulled her close to

had been meaning to

in the booth was

arousal and made me want to do

when we returned home, but

neck,

citrus scent drew

the time battling knight from

for it, but only fated

did not want to

and I did not understand what was happening, but I had

I did not

course, she

and the moment the water came on, Tamia

supported her

for

more frequent and intense since she