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.

arena ahead of us, and the rest arrived an hour

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

and Kyle had a

Kappas had a different

to

William to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest was in

that they were taken

would have to deal with

our respective booths, and my Itinerary was

I had many guests on a day that no one

the list said it was a spillover, and I had to deny them admittance because

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

would be no meeting because we would be

would call an emergency meeting after the arrests to question my

I would take over as

out, and everything would have to

arrests,” Marcel told me as

wife was in our custody, and some of the people we arrested might

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

our booth, and soon

we had to keep up our appearance; there

noticed Kyle and Max putting in some

would go, we were not rough with

shape when we moved in on our

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

crowd also hoped to witness what they

bad we had

we went to

medals later

so good we

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

remained to honour the medalists as

because we did not know what

could be

fight back or

succeed, but we knew we had to move in on

into two: Leo, Devin, Jake

kappas had

Everyone had their lists.

time to move

cars and used

started with

van, overtook them and

we were the ones, and I

arrested him and his

protested, but I

coming, and I didn’t

house and arrested him and his

word, and it was too sudden for them

maintained my silence and saved

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

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

to my men a few days ago so no one

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you cannot

bundled him and his mate

Lenny, he knew

said, smacking the back of

mate was in

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

do it yourself,” Marcel said and started

be let out, but

picked up Gezel and her mate and

we drove

is going on here, Marcel?” Gezel