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

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

Devin, max and Kyle had a separate

had a different

all to move at

ensure everyone we wanted to arrest was in the

that they were taken

deal with

respective booths, and my Itinerary

a day that no

I had to deny them admittance because some of

see them tomorrow,” I said, making it seem like a

would be no meeting because we would be busy

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

would take over

all planned out, and everything would

he should join Leo’s team for the arrests,” Marcel told me

was in our custody, and some of the people

keep it under wraps, but we could not deny that

booth, and

present was boring, but we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas

and I noticed Kyle and

know how the arrest would go, we were not rough with the

good shape when we moved in on our

noticed Leo’s team was good, and it was

also hoped to witness what they had

had

we went to freshen up

presented some medals later and

we did not

it was time to move

honour

nervous because we did not know what we would

be

fight back

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

into two: Leo, Devin, Jake and Christian, Kyle and

had

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in

cars

team started with the

our van, overtook them and blocked

we were the ones, and I stepped out of the van to make

him and

protested, but I did

and

house and arrested him and his

I did not speak a word, and it was too sudden

my silence and saved my questions for

taking them to the van, I called Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly

of people we were arresting, we would lock them up

few days ago so no one would be

Lord Volkov,

right,” Gaston said while I bundled him and his mate into

he knew his game

smacking the

was in

back of the van and went to sit in the

you do it yourself,” Marcel

but none of

mate and likewise

van was full, so we drove

Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel