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

of the agreement I

happy because being head of the council wasn’t the same

on her thigh and gestured that she

on it,

gentle heart,”

get what they

the attack on Brighton and framed

doing this,” she said, and

we want to take out

I said,

are nothing

surprised

am sure Gavin, Lucas, or maybe three of

that Sylvester, Theodore and Marcel rejected their

against Sylvester and Dominic, I have concluded that they might be a part

acted too suspiciously for them to

plans to

do it after the petition hearing,” I said, and she shook

should do it now,” she said, afraid we might not win the hearing,

panic, Stephanie,” I said and just then, the boy she

He also seemed excited.

took you so long?” Stephanie said, and the boy

front of the

Linda that I began to

she did not accidentally come off as

we headed

to see Sylvester calming Theo down; it looked like something

to

asked them and was shocked to learn that Kyle had tried

The nerve.

me how Theo beat the crap out of Kyle,

to the stall alone, but I kept the question to myself,

primary booth, and I was surprised to see that Marcel had

those two idiots

they, in 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 delusional, and I began

was no doubt that they were mentally unstable after learning all they had done to their wives, but they should learn from Leo

returned home early, and Sylvester was a bit nervous

relax, but he

all over

think I have been too damn

father,” He said, and

people needed a

thought they could

the forged letters, then my

earlier we started catching people, the better

but Kappa Wilson was asked

hope to catch a

agree with you,

may seem

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

is young and seems not

put

he can’t do the job, he should let us

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

me close and buried his

distraught, and I could feel

inner thigh tingled, and I

they are our strongest ally

has always made him

down would mean I would not have an ally on the council,” he said, and I turned to look at

this isn’t the time, I think it is time to get Dominic on Balyaev’s seat,” I said, and

your eyes, but I do not trust him to make

with Glenda still in his

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

how Larry

can use

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

body from the tension

shirt, and he flexed his muscles, making me run my palms against his perfectly sculpted body on

of him and straddled

relieve him of his tension, I wanted to enjoy it

me up

out after the multiple