Shadows of Destiny

I woke up early in the morning feeling well-rested and pumped up for the adventure.

I had slept in the clothes I ate dinner with, so the flash drive was still in my pocket.

I placed it in a drawer in the closet before showering and getting ready.

Theodore had set out the game for the afternoon so Kyle and Max could join in.

I wonder how Theodore and Marcel would handle those men, but the situation forced us to collaborate with them.

It was weird.

I was working with Devin and Leo, and Theo and Marcel had to put up with Kyle and Max, all for the greater good.

All our issues seemed trivial compared to solving the problem at hand.

Even if we did not catch the king, the rapid arrest would slow them down or stop them completely.

Installing me as king would give us more power over the following events.

The main aim was for the four of us to wed in peace and have some quiet time with our mates before we continued the search.

If the King’s name happened to be among the names in the drive Amanda gave us, then we would have hit the jackpot.

Either way, I see peace in our near future, whether short-term or long-term.

It was better than nothing.

I finished dressing up and exited the closet when Tamia stood akimbo looking at me.

“Good morning, darling,” I said and went to her.

“What a nice way to want to sneak off,” She said, sounding hurt and betrayed.

I knew Tamia would want to be a part of the action, but I needed to deny her the thrill this time.

“You have Iris to question and the drive to look into,” I said, avoiding telling her she could not follow me.

“I wouldn’t follow you even if the opportunity presented itself,” She said, and we laughed.

“But I need you to be careful,” she said with concern.

“If they have started thinking of gunning people down, you are not safe either.

What if they decide to go for you?” she asked a valid question, and I knew it was a risk I would have to take.

I also knew that killing me won’t give them what they wanted.

They needed to discredit me, my bloodline, and my friends to install a new king and make the people accept their decision.

They couldn’t do that with me dead.

Causing a war was their best bet, but I kept it to myself and smiled at my mate.

“I think whoever this king is, wants me to suffer.

I am going to hope that is his goal and push.

Once we arrest the people in question, we would tread with caution.” I assured her, and Tamia did not seem convinced.

“Just come home to me, Sylvester.

Asking me to carry on without you will be asking for too much,” she said, and I knew she meant her words.

With that, I knew failure wasn’t an option.

We kissed, and I headed out.

We all converged outside at the entrance and left in different vehicles.

We arrived systematically.

went to the arena ahead of us, and the rest arrived an

us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey and the council members on our

Devin, max and Kyle

Kappas had a different

to move

ensure everyone we

paramount that they were taken

have to deal with

respective booths, and my Itinerary was brought

wondered why I had many guests on a day that no

Kappa that brought the list said it was a spillover, and I had to deny them admittance because some

them tomorrow,” I said, making it

because we would be busy questioning

knew the council would call an emergency meeting after the arrests to

would take over

had it all planned out, and everything would have

is here to join us; I said he should join Leo’s team for the arrests,” Marcel told me as soon as the Kappa with the

Christian with Leo since his wife was in our custody, and some of the people

but we could not

booth, and soon it was

we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on

and I noticed Kyle and Max putting in

know how the arrest would go, we

when

was our brutality that had caused them to fail the last time

what they had

had to

won the match, and we went to freshen up and return to our

medals later and gave a

good we

arena, it was time to move in on the people on

remained to honour the medalists

because we did not know

could be prepared or

could fight back or

and it wasn’t given that we would succeed, but we knew

into two: Leo, Devin, Jake

kappas had

Everyone had their lists.

move in on the

cars and used vans

team started

the Mikhailovs with our van, overtook

vehicle, not knowing we were the ones, and I stepped out of

him

I

was coming, and I didn’t

Wayat’s house and arrested him and

protested, but I did not speak a word, and it

silence and saved my

van, I called Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly and none of the suspects

people we were arresting, we would

guards to my men a few days ago so no one would be allowed

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you cannot

him

he saw Lenny, he knew his

said, smacking the back of

was

back while I closed the back of the van and went to sit in the passenger seat in front, happy for the

you do it yourself,” Marcel said and started the

let out, but none of the suspects had shifted to warrant that

mate and likewise Carla and

so we drove

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