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.

I wanted to tell her to keep standing,

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and

of the northern

do not know her function, but they want me

hand her the seal at the golf

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

and every top family in the regions, and

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

future senate will be?” Tamia

to ruin a system that

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

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

is doing this is trying to

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

unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could not risk

need to implicate them for a

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

drawer and

to do with it?”

for Safia Malek that would

release making

guess; I am

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

Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce

in

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

we were getting

and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had

this malicious group want

I would have to tell Marcel and

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

for my forgiveness, but the damage had already

closed

me to accept her apology, and

okay and that what she was doing was

to

ended the meeting with Lily,

could see the regret in Lily’s

a traitor always a dangerous

left, Tamia and I headed to our

shower

had to ask her on our way up why

she would do the task given

seeking your approval, and this was to show she

the cold shoulder, she won’t give us the

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

us use it to

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

we

and pulled her close

had been meaning to hold

in the booth

with her arousal and made me

we returned home, but

neck, and

citrus scent drew

of the time battling knight

if I should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other

not want to

and I did not understand what was

head; I did not want to

course, she

moment the water came on, Tamia

around me, I supported her

strong need for

had become more frequent and intense since she