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

knows of the

because being head

her thigh

on

your gentle heart,” I said, and she

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

all figured out the person that caused the attack on Brighton and framed Dominic?” she

doing this,” she said, and

we want to take out Pamela Rivers and Joan

have done enough,” I said, and

bitches are nothing

surprised if

Lucas,

Sylvester, Theodore and Marcel

few hearings against Sylvester

acted too suspiciously for

to

it after the petition hearing,” I

we might not win the hearing, but I knew

and just

He also seemed excited.

long?” Stephanie

beating a man that was disturbing his wife in front of the turkey sandwich stall,” the boy said, and Stephanie and I got

worried for Linda that I began

just hoped she did not accidentally come

popcorn, we

see Sylvester calming Theo down; it looked like something explosive

rushed to where

I asked them and was shocked to learn

The nerve.

was so excited telling me how Theo beat the crap out of Kyle, and I was

the stall alone, but I kept the question to myself, seeing a bit

surprised to

when those two idiots would

their twisted minds, think Avery and Linda will leave the life they have now and go back to the hell they gave them? It was

learning all they had done to their wives, but they should

bit nervous about the hearing that had

relax, but

showed all over

I have been too

this with my father,” He said, and as sad as it

people needed a

they could piss

the forged letters, then my poisoning,

started catching people, the better

us anywhere, but Kappa Wilson was asked to stay

hope to catch

agree with you,

may seem a

to the council after we remove those women from the seats they

is young and

put him in

he should let us

of the council as their leader, or he should vacate the seat for a more capable person,” I

close and buried his

and I

inner thigh tingled, and I could feel the tension he needed

against the Lawrence now; they are our strongest ally

my friendship has always made

him to step down would mean I would not have an ally on the council,” he said,

I think it is time to

come around in your eyes, but

with Glenda still in his

He has not been able to stand up to her and break away; how will he be able to handle the

how Larry used

a tool my enemies can use against me,” He said, and I could

bed, and I kneeled behind

relieve his body from

flexed his muscles, making me run

in front of him

of his

me up

after the multiple