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

Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself

head of the

do not know her function, but they want me to meet with her during the

hand her the seal at the golf

you what their mandate is?

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

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

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

Sidorov would want to ruin a system that benefits her family

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

with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs

this is trying to weaken my

Marcel out of the way and maybe Theo too, I will be left

unseat me, but what if they divide my control?

need to implicate

this Gezel bitch was making herself useful to the

opened my drawer and handed

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

Safia Malek that would be

to ask for her release making

just my guess; I am not

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

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

was in a

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

getting led us

Pamela and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with

the way this malicious

knew I would have to tell Marcel

because he was the first to be framed;

to apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage had already

heart was closed

me to accept her apology, and I knew

at Lily and told her it was okay and that what she was doing was a great way to

my lips to form the words, but

ended the meeting with Lily, and she

the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did

a traitor always a

Tamia and I headed to

to shower and then

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

the task given to

obviously seeking your approval, and

cold shoulder, she won’t give us the result we

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

us use it to solve this

not a full solution, partial would do just fine,” She

we entered

and pulled her close

had been meaning to hold her all

in the booth

her arousal and made me want to do

when we returned home, but there was

neck, and she

scent drew me

spent most of the time battling

did not know if I should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully

want

us was getting stronger, and I did not understand what was happening, but

in my head; I did not

she

the moment the water

me, I supported her with

strong need for me, and I

had become more frequent and intense since