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.

seat,” I heard Tamia tell her, and I wanted to tell her to keep standing, but I let my

tell me about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said,

head of the northern uprising

not know her function, but they want me to

plays golf, so I am expected to hand her

what their mandate

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

is stylishly autocratic and want

senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she

to ruin a system

asked to

find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into

doing this is trying

and maybe Theo too, I will be left to deal with the

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

drawer and handed three

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

write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be

release making it seem like Lord

my guess; I

for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and

was the

in a

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

we were getting led us away from the

our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council might be pawns

way this malicious group

knew I would have to

first

beg for my

heart was closed

me to accept her apology, and I knew she

and that what she

for my lips to form

meeting with Lily, and she

see the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did not

traitor always a dangerous

Tamia and I headed

to shower and

on our way up why she asked me to accept

do the task given to her

your approval, and this was to show she

cold shoulder, she won’t give us

a strong driving force that pushes people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and affection is the

use it to

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

instant we

closed the door and pulled her close

to hold

in the booth was not

my senses with her arousal and made

away when we returned home,

her neck,

scent

had spent most of the time

it, but only fated mates could claim each

not want to mar

understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming need to claim her and make

did not want to

she was our

entered the shower, and the moment the water

around me, I supported her with

need for me, and I could feel

become more frequent and intense since she got pregnant, and I liked