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.

and I wanted to tell her

about Gezel Sidorov,” Tamia said, and Lily adjusted herself in

head of the northern

her function, but they want

plays golf, so I am expected to hand her the

you what their mandate is? “Tamia asked

family in the

is stylishly

senate will be?” Tamia asked

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

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

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

is doing this is trying to

the way and maybe Theo too, I will

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

been a need to

this Gezel bitch was

and handed

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

release letter for Safia Malek that would be forced into

for her release making it seem like Lord

just my guess; I am not

they will cue me in on what they want to use it for once I deliver it to Luna Gezel,” Lily said, and she made a lot

wondered if this Luna Gezel was the one that forced Bryce to act

in a

her to lead us to other people so we could have a wider picture of what

trails we were getting led

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

way this malicious group

would have to tell Marcel

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

and beg for my forgiveness, but the damage had already been

heart was closed off

accept her apology, and I knew

and told her it was okay and that what she was doing was a

to form the words, but

ended the meeting with Lily, and

the regret in Lily’s eyes, but I

a traitor always a dangerous company to

she left, Tamia and

to shower and then

on our way up why she asked me to accept

would do the task given

seeking your approval, and this was to show she

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

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

use it to

just fine,” She said, and I pulled her close to kiss

we entered

closed the door and pulled her close to my

been meaning to hold her

PDA in the

my senses with her arousal and made me want to

away when we returned home, but there was no

neck,

citrus scent drew me

spent most of the time battling knight from claiming

should go for it, but only fated mates could claim each other successfully without a

want to mar

and I did not understand what was happening, but I had an overwhelming need to claim her and make

in my head; I did not

course, she

shower, and the moment

her legs around me, I supported her with

had a strong need for me, and I could

and intense since she got pregnant, and I liked