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

Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily

of the

know her function, but they want me to meet with

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

their mandate is? “Tamia

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

we run is stylishly autocratic

who the leader of this future senate will

to ruin a system that benefits her family and implicate her cousin in

treason is linked to the Sidorovs, Marcel would be asked to go into exile

discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into the affairs

is trying

the way and maybe Theo too,

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

need to

the smartest route, and this Gezel

and

do with it?” Tamia asked, handing the seal

release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into order while

making it seem like Lord

is just my guess;

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

this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act

was in

know if I should arrest her immediately or allow her to lead

far, the trails we were getting led us away

our mates, but with what Lily had just told me, the council

this malicious group want

I would have to tell

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

for my forgiveness,

was closed

and I

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

lips to form

meeting with Lily, and she

Lily’s

always a

Tamia and I headed to

to shower

on our way up why she asked me to

the task given to

seeking your approval, and this

give us

pushes people to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness

us use it to

do just fine,” She said, and I

we

the door and pulled her

meaning to hold her

in the

filled my senses with her arousal and made me want to do things

when we returned home, but there was no

her neck, and

citrus scent drew me

had spent most of the time battling

fated mates could claim each

did not want

was happening, but I had an overwhelming

I did not want to argue with

she was our

shower, and the moment the

I supported her with my hand as

strong need for

frequent and intense since she got