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.

tell her to keep standing, but I let my

said, and Lily adjusted herself

the head of the northern

but they want me to meet with her

expected to hand her the seal

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

highest seat and every top family in

feel the system we run is stylishly autocratic and want to

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

understand why Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a

Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for

this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs

is trying to weaken

too,

would be difficult for them to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing

need to

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

and

want to do with it?” Tamia asked, handing

release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced

ask for her release making it seem like

guess;

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

if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to

in

lead us to other people so we could have a wider picture of

getting led us away

scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council might

be reacting the way this malicious

knew I would have to tell

first to be framed; they might try to frame

apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage

closed off to

her apology, and

smiled at Lily and told her it was okay and that what she was doing was a

for my lips to form the

the meeting with

the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did

a dangerous

Tamia and I

to shower and then

way up why she

do the task given to

approval, and this was to show

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

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

it to solve

full solution, partial would do just fine,” She said, and

we

the door and pulled her

had been meaning to hold

the booth

my senses with her arousal and made me want to do

when we returned home, but there was no

neck,

scent drew me

most of the time battling knight

for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully

not want

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

in my head; I did not want to argue with my

she was

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

her with my hand as we kissed

need for me, and I could feel

become more frequent and intense since she got pregnant, and