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

eyes on us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey and the council members on

and Kyle had a separate

had

were all to move at

to ensure everyone

was paramount that they

to deal with the rest

went to our respective booths, and

wondered why I had many guests on a day that no one knew I would be

had to

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

there would be no meeting because we would be busy questioning the

emergency meeting

is when I would take

planned out, and everything would have to

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

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

keep it under wraps, but we

few hours in our booth,

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

noticed Kyle and Max putting

how the arrest would go, we were not

to be in good shape when we moved in on our enemies and

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

crowd also hoped to witness what they had seen the last

had

went to freshen up and return

some medals later

far, so good we did not do

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

to honour

because we did not know what

could be prepared

could fight back

given that we would succeed, but we knew we had to move

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

had six groups

Everyone had their lists.

time to move in on the

cars and used

started with

our van,

knowing we were the ones, and I stepped out of the van

arrested him and

but I did not

wedding was coming, and

Gaston Wayat’s house and

but I did not speak a word, and it was too sudden for them to put

maintained my silence and

the van, I called Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were

arresting, we would lock them up in the council

had changed the guards to my men a few

is going on here? Lord Volkov, you

bundled him and his mate

saw Lenny, he knew

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

mate was

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

need something done, you do it yourself,” Marcel

out, but

and her mate and

we drove to

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