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

knew the uprising would have eyes on us, but we

and

had a different

to move

ensure everyone

paramount that they

would have to deal with

went to our respective booths, and my Itinerary was brought to me

guests on a day that no one

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

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

be no meeting because we would be

an emergency meeting after the

I would

out, and everything would have

to join us; I said he should join Leo’s team for the arrests,” Marcel told me

to place alpha Christian with Leo since his wife was in our custody,

keep it under wraps, but we could

spent a few hours in our booth,

our mates present was boring, but we had to keep up our

smoothly, and I noticed Kyle and Max

would

in good shape when we moved in

noticed Leo’s team was good, and it was our

hoped to witness what they had

had to

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

later and gave

we

finished at the arena, it was time

remained to honour the medalists

we did

be

fight back

wasn’t given that we would succeed, but we knew we had to move in on

Leo, Devin, Jake

had

Everyone had their lists.

move

our cars and used vans

team started with

the Mikhailovs with our van, overtook

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

arrested him and

protested, but I

and I didn’t want

drove to Gaston Wayat’s house

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

silence and

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

of people we were arresting, we would lock them up in the council

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

here? Lord Volkov, you

have no right,” Gaston said while I bundled him and his mate into

he knew his game was

smacking the back of his

mate was in

prisoners at the back while I closed the back of the van and went to sit in the passenger seat in

do it

to be let out, but none of

picked up Gezel and her mate

van was full, so we drove to

Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel did