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

Tamia said, and Lily adjusted

head of the northern

function, but they want me to

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

you what their mandate

a democracy where the council would be the highest seat and every top family in the regions,

run is stylishly autocratic and want to change that.”

you know who the leader of this future senate will be?” Tamia asked her, and she

would want to ruin a system that benefits her family

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

to find a way to discuss this with Marcel and Theo because they must look into

is doing this is trying

too, I will be left

would be difficult for them to unseat me, but what if they divide my control? I could

need to

route, and this Gezel bitch was

and

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

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

ask for her release making

guess; I am not

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

Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act

in

lead us to other

we were getting

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

reacting the way this malicious group

would have to tell Marcel and

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

the opportunity to apologise and beg for my forgiveness, but

was closed off

to accept her apology, and I knew she

was okay and that what she was doing was

my lips to form the words, but

with Lily, and

see the regret in Lily’s eyes,

a dangerous company to

and I headed to our

to shower and then

up why she asked me

do the task given to her

and this was to show

she won’t give us the

to achieve the impossible; your forgiveness and affection is the impossible goal

use it

not a full solution, partial would do just fine,” She said, and I pulled

we entered our

door and pulled her close to

meaning to hold her

the booth

arousal and made me want

got away when we returned home,

neck, and she

scent drew me

most of the time battling knight from

did not know if I should go for it, but only fated mates could

want to mar

connecting us was getting stronger, and I did not understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming need to claim her

head; I did not want to argue with my

course, she

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

me, I supported her with my hand

had a strong need for me,

lovemaking had become more frequent and intense