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.

to the arena ahead of us, and

but we planned to arrest

Devin, max and Kyle had a separate

Kappas had a different

were all to

to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest was

paramount that they were taken at

to deal

booths, and my Itinerary was brought to me

on a day that no one knew I would be at the

I had to deny them admittance because some of

playing today, so I will see them tomorrow,” I said, making it seem like a

no meeting because we would be

emergency meeting after the arrests to question

would take over as

planned out, and

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,

tried to keep it under wraps, but we could not deny that

booth, and soon it was time for

we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on the watch for snippers and

and I noticed Kyle and Max

not know how the arrest would go, we

to be in good shape when we moved in

was good, and it was our brutality that had

witness what they had seen the last

bad we had

match, and we went to freshen up and return

presented some medals later

we

was time to move in on the people

to honour the

nervous because we did not know

could be prepared

could fight back or

would succeed, but we

split into two: Leo, Devin,

had

Everyone had their lists.

to move

abandoned our cars and used vans

team started with the

the Mikhailovs with our van,

were the ones, and I stepped out

arrested him and

protested, but I did

was coming, and I

drove to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him and

it was too sudden for them to put

silence and saved my questions

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

number of people we were arresting, we would lock them

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

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you cannot

said while I bundled him and his

he saw Lenny, he

smacking the back of his head and

was in

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

when you need something done, you do it yourself,” Marcel said and started the

and Knight wanted to be let out, but none of the suspects had shifted to warrant

Gezel and her mate and likewise Carla and her

so we drove to the

Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel did not