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

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

Devin, max and Kyle had a separate

Kappas had a different

were all to move

and Kappa William to ensure everyone we wanted

was paramount that they were taken

would have to deal with the rest

all went to our respective booths, and my Itinerary

day that no one knew I

and I had to deny them

tomorrow,” I said, making it seem like a

knew there would be no meeting because

council would call an emergency meeting after the

would take

it all planned out, and everything would have to

I said he should join Leo’s team for the arrests,” Marcel told me as soon as the Kappa with the itinerary had left,

Leo since his wife was

to keep it under wraps, but we could

spent a few hours in our booth, and

present was boring, but we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on the watch for

I noticed

how the arrest would go, we were not rough with the

everyone to be in good shape when we moved in on our

it was our brutality that had caused them to fail

what they

bad we had to

we went to freshen up and return to

medals later and

so good we

time to move in on the

honour

nervous because we did not know what we would

be

fight back

given that we would succeed, but we knew we

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

had six groups

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in

cars and used vans

team started with the

with our van,

not knowing we were the ones, and I stepped out of

arrested him

I

was coming, and I

Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him and his

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

my silence and saved my questions

Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests

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

to my men a few days ago so no one

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you cannot

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

saw Lenny, he

smacking the

mate was

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

you do it yourself,” Marcel said

to be let out, but

up Gezel and her mate and

van was full, so we drove

on here, Marcel?” Gezel