Shadows of Destiny

Following Through ~Tamia- Stephanie was into the Croquet game we were watching, and I wished Avery and Linda had followed us, but they wanted to remain in our official booth for reasons best known to them.

Dominic had stylishly joined us, but we did not need to guess why he was with us and not with his brother.

Katya seemed utterly enthralled by him, and he wasn’t different.

It was so deep that Stephanie and I left the booth, and they did not notice.

“I want some sweet pop corn,” Stephanie said, and my mouth began to salivate.

“That would be yummy,” I said, stopping at a cotton candy stall.

I helped myself to the strawberry- flavoured variation, and the vendor refused to take my money.

He treated me with respect, and my heart fluttered.

“Have you heard about the new move by the sneaky council?” Stephanie asked me, taking a bit of my candy and grimacing at the level of sweetness.

“What move?” I asked her, feeling happy.

William had called me and told me he was rounding the people up and taking them to the warehouse.

I was too eager because the meeting would be in two days.

“Some alphas raised a petition, and many people have signed it.

They are trying to dissolve the lordship,” she said, and I wondered why she would say it was the council members.

Clearly, the alphas did it of their own volition.

“Why would you think the council is behind this?” I asked her, and she scrunched her nose.

She had gotten some candy on her nose, but her warm, slightly sweaty skin had melted it.

“The petition puts the council in charge of everything while each region would have a council of alphas led by a governor, similar to what you practice in the east,” she said.

We found a bench to sit on.

Stephanie called on to a child and handed him money to buy us popcorn and something for himself.

The moment the boy left, she leaned against the backrest and looked ahead with a frown folding her arms.

“The Volkovs were royalty before it became a lordship.

This council was formed because of the tyranny of Maurice’s forefather, Eddard.

It was an excellent way to keep the royal bloodline in check.

The council helped the lord remain on course and fought for people’s rights.

They helped to question the lord and make sure he was fair to the people, but the lord was still like a king.

He owns and rules everything.

Devin Corrigan might have revolted, but Sylvester still rules all four regions.

His decree must be upheld in all regions, or it will be seen as treasonous.

The leading alpha of each region is like a representative of the lord and must bow to the lord’s command; that is why there is always competition for prominence in every region.

One you are conversant with since you helped your ex-husband rise to power.

They are to rule the region and keep it in check according to the lord’s will.

That is the order.

Sylvester is lenient, so they have this false notion of sovereignty, but they remain under him; that is something your ex- husband respects and keeps to it,” she said and sighed, then unfolded her hand and brushed something off her jeans.

“This petition obliterates the lordship and renders Sylvester powerless.

It will place the council in charge and leave the lordship as an honorary position and nothing more, banning the royal families from interfering or making decisions that have to do with governance.” She said and looked at me.

“Who is benefiting from that arrangement? ” she asked, and I knew the answer.

“Not the stupid alphas, but the council.

The council is the one benefitting from that arrangement, and to show you how eager they are, they shifted the hearing to the day after tomorrow instead of waiting until after the games,” she said, looking worried.

Wanting to tease her, I pretended I did not know and proffered a solution.

“In that case, Sylvester can take up the Balyaev seat,” I said, and she looked at me, eyes widened.

and Jenny Lawrence

one knows of the agreement I made

happy because being head of

her thigh and gestured that she

are on

heart,” I said,

place tomorrow, but they won’t get what they want,” I said,

figured out the person that caused the attack on

the same person doing

take out

I said, and her

are

be surprised

sure Gavin, Lucas, or maybe

just sore that Sylvester,

hearings against Sylvester and

had acted too suspiciously for them to

to unseat

he will do it after the petition hearing,” I said, and

she said, afraid we might

said and just then, the boy she

He also seemed excited.

so long?” Stephanie said, and

his wife in front of the turkey sandwich stall,” the boy said,

worried for Linda that I began

hoped she did not accidentally

popcorn, we headed to

to see Sylvester calming Theo down; it looked like something explosive

to where they

happened here?” I asked them and was shocked to learn that Kyle had tried to

The nerve.

excited telling me how Theo beat

came to the stall alone, but I kept the question to myself, seeing a bit of mayonnaise at the

our primary booth, and I was surprised to see that Marcel had done the same thing to

wondered when those two idiots would

the life they have now and go back to the hell they gave them? It

learning all they had done to their wives, but they should learn from Leo and

was a bit nervous about the hearing that

told him to relax, but he was

showed all

have been too damn

this with my father,” He said, and

people needed

they could piss

then my poisoning, Dominic’s set up, and now

started catching people, the better for

yet to lead us anywhere, but Kappa

hope to catch a

agree with you,

may seem

this petition thing is over, we should make some changes to the council after we remove those women from the seats they

council members are old, and Vino is young and seems not

put him

he can’t do the job, he should let us know so

responsibility for the actions and inactions of the council as their leader, or he should vacate the seat

me close and buried his nose in my

distraught, and

thigh tingled, and I could feel the tension he needed

they are our strongest ally

has

have an ally on the council,” he said,

much as I know this isn’t the time, I think it is time to get

might have come around in your eyes, but I do not trust

Glenda still

been able to stand up to her and break away; how will he be able

Larry

tool my enemies can use

sat on the bed, and I kneeled behind him to massage his neck and

body from

take off his shirt, and he flexed his muscles, making

front of him and

I wanted to relieve him of his tension, I wanted to enjoy it

woke me

out after