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, and I wanted to tell

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said,

the head of

they want me to meet with her during the

I am expected to hand her the seal

tell you what their mandate is? “Tamia

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

stylishly autocratic and want to change that.” She

senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she

want to ruin a system that benefits her

the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile

needed to find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because

is trying to weaken

maybe Theo too, I will be left

what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing

a need to implicate

this Gezel bitch

opened my drawer and

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

think they want to write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into order while the tournament

for her release making it seem like Lord Volkov ordered

is just my guess; I

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

the

was in

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

the trails we were getting

of our mates, but

might be reacting the way this malicious group want

knew I would have to tell Marcel

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

beg for my forgiveness, but the damage had already

closed

to accept her apology, and I knew she

Lily and told her it was okay and that

to form the words,

with Lily,

Lily’s

always a dangerous

she left, Tamia and I

shower and

on our way up

she would do the

your approval, and this was to show

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

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

it to solve this

just fine,” She said, and I pulled

we

and pulled her close to my

meaning to hold her

the booth was not

arousal and made me

when we returned home, but there was no

kissed her neck,

citrus scent

the time

only fated mates could claim each other successfully without a

not want

I did not understand what was happening, but

head; I did not want to argue with

she was our

entered the shower, and the moment the

around me, I supported her with my

strong need for me,

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