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

us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey and the council

max and

Kappas had a different

were all to

ensure everyone we wanted to arrest

they were

would have to deal with the

to our respective booths, and my Itinerary was

guests on a day that no one

had to deny them admittance because some of the

see them tomorrow,” I said, making

no meeting because we would be busy questioning the

also knew the council would call an emergency meeting after the

when I would

it all planned out, and everything

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

with Leo since his wife was in our custody, and

but we could

hours in our booth, and soon it was time for our

up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on the

and I noticed Kyle and Max putting in

the arrest would go,

wanted everyone to be in good shape when we moved

I noticed Leo’s team was good, and it was our brutality that had

also hoped to witness what they had seen

bad we had to

went to freshen up and return

presented some medals later and gave a short

good we did not do

time to move in on the people on the

to honour

nervous because we did not know

could be

could fight back

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

team split into two: Leo, Devin, Jake and Christian,

kappas had six

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in on

our cars and used vans

team started with

the Mikhailovs with our van, overtook them and

exited the vehicle, not knowing we were the ones, and I stepped out of the van to make the

him

I did not

wedding was coming, and I didn’t

to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him

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

my silence and saved my questions

the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly and none of the suspects had

we were arresting, we would lock them up

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

Lord

him and his mate into the

saw Lenny, he

said, smacking the back of his head

mate was in

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

you need something done, you do

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

Gezel and her mate and likewise Carla and

van was full, so we drove to the council

going on here, Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel did