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.

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

knew the uprising would have eyes on us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey and

and Devin, max and Kyle had a

Kappas had a

to

sent Kappa Levi and Kappa William to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest

was paramount that they

have to deal with the

our respective booths, and my

on a day that no

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

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

knew there would be no meeting because we would be

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

is when I would take

it all planned out, and everything would

the arrests,” Marcel

was in our custody, and some of

under wraps, but we could not deny that they were

booth, and soon it was time

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

smoothly, and I noticed Kyle

we did not know how the arrest would go, we were not

shape when

good, and it was our brutality that had caused them to fail

witness what they had seen the

bad we had to

won the match, and we went to freshen up and

presented some medals later and

we did not do

we finished at the arena, it was time to move in on the

to honour the medalists as

we did not know

could be prepared or

could fight back

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

two: Leo, Devin,

kappas had six

Everyone had their lists.

time to move

abandoned our cars

started with

followed the Mikhailovs with our van, overtook them and blocked their

the ones, and I stepped

him

but I

was coming, and I

to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him

but I did not speak a word, and it was

silence and saved my

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

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

my men a few days ago so

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you cannot

while I bundled him and

Lenny, he

talking now, are you?” Theodore said, smacking the back of his

was in

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

need something done, you do it yourself,” Marcel

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

picked up Gezel and her mate and likewise Carla

so we drove

on here, Marcel?” Gezel