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.

heard Tamia tell her, and I wanted to tell her to keep standing, but

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and

is the head of the

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

to hand her the

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

“They want 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

is stylishly

of this future senate

a system that

asked to go into exile as

with Marcel and Theo because they

doing this is

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

they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo

been a need to implicate them for a

Gezel bitch was making herself useful to

my drawer and handed three seals to

you know what they want to do with

letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into order while the tournament is

ask for her release making it seem like Lord Volkov ordered

is just my guess;

once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and she made a lot of

Gezel was the one that forced Bryce

was in

I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead us to

far, the trails we were getting

and Joan being scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily

might be reacting the way this malicious group want them to

would have to tell

he was the first to be

the opportunity to apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but

heart was closed off

her apology, and I

okay and that what she

lips to form the

meeting with Lily, and she

could see the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did

a

Tamia and I headed to

needed to shower and

up why she asked me

the task

is obviously seeking your approval, and this was to

you continue giving her the cold shoulder, she won’t give us the result we want because she will have

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

use it to

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

instant we entered

closed the door and pulled

meaning to hold her all

in the

and made

when we returned home, but there was

kissed her neck,

scent drew me

most of the

for it, but only fated mates could

want to

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

did not want to

course, she was our

the shower, and the moment the water came on, Tamia grabbed

her legs around me, I supported her

a strong need for me, and I

intense since