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

Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said,

the head of the northern uprising

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

golf, so I am expected to hand her the seal at the

what their mandate

where the council would be the highest seat and every top family

is stylishly autocratic and want to change that.”

senate will be?” Tamia asked

needed to understand why Gezel Sidorov would want to ruin a

to go into exile as punishment for not keeping

with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs of

doing this is trying

too, I will be

to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could not risk allowing Marcel and Theo to be implicated

to

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

my drawer and

do with it?” Tamia asked,

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

for her release making it seem like Lord

guess;

they want to use it for once I deliver it

wondered if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced

was in

her to lead us to other people so we

getting led us away

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

be reacting the way this malicious group want

knew I would have to

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

and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage had already

heart was closed off

her apology, and I knew

okay and that what she was doing

was hard for my lips to form

with Lily,

regret in Lily’s eyes, but I did

a

Tamia and I

needed to shower and

to ask her on our way up why she asked me

would do the

seeking your approval, and

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

your forgiveness and affection

us use it

fine,” She said, and I

instant we entered

the door and pulled her close to my

been meaning to

in the booth was not

senses with her arousal and made

we returned home, but there was

kissed her neck, and she

scent drew me

spent most of the

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

did not want to mar

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

my head; I did not want

she was our

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

me, I supported her with my hand as

strong need for me, and I

and intense since