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

Sidorov,” Tamia said,

is the head of

want me to meet with her

to hand her the seal at

what their mandate is? “Tamia

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

feel the system we run is stylishly autocratic and want

you know who the leader of this future senate will be?” Tamia asked

Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate her

this treason is linked to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile as punishment for not

this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the

is trying to weaken my

Theo too, I will be left to deal with

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

been a need to

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

my drawer and handed

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

write a release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into

to ask for her release making it seem like Lord

is just my guess; I am

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

this Luna Gezel was the one

was in a

or allow her to lead us to other people so we could have

far, the trails we were getting led

scornful and jealous of our mates, but with what Lily had just told

be reacting the way this malicious

I would have to tell Marcel and

he was the first to

for my forgiveness, but the damage

was closed off

linked me to accept her apology, and I knew she must

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

was hard for my lips to form the words,

the meeting with Lily, and she

Lily’s eyes, but

traitor always a

left, Tamia and I headed to our

to shower and

her on our way up why she asked me to

the task

and this was to show

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

impossible; your forgiveness

it to solve

would do just fine,” She said,

we entered

the door and pulled

meaning to hold her

the booth

and made me want to do things

got away when we returned home, but there was no

her neck, and

scent drew

had spent most of the time battling

it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully

not want

I did not understand what was happening, but I had

growled in my head; I did

she

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

legs around me, I supported her with my

a strong need for me, and I

and intense since she got pregnant, and