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

would have eyes on us, but we planned to

and Kyle

had a different

all to move at

Levi and Kappa William to ensure everyone we wanted

paramount that they were

have to deal with the rest

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

day that no one

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

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

meeting because we

the council would call an emergency meeting

would

and everything would have

the arrests,” Marcel told me as soon as the Kappa with the itinerary had left, and I

was wise to place alpha Christian with Leo since his wife was

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

spent a few hours in our booth, and soon it was time for

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

and I noticed Kyle

we did not know how the arrest would go, we

be in good shape when we

and it was our brutality that had caused them

hoped to witness what they had seen the last

we had to

and we went to freshen up and return to

medals later

we did not

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

remained to honour

we did

could be prepared

could fight back

that we would succeed, but we

two: Leo, Devin, Jake

had

Everyone had their lists.

time to move in on the

abandoned our cars and used

started with

van, overtook

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

him and

I did

coming, and I

Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him and

speak a word, and it was

my silence and saved my questions for

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

to the number of people we were arresting, we would

guards to my men a few days

Lord Volkov, you cannot do

right,” Gaston said while I bundled him and his mate into the back

he knew

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

mate was

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

done, you do it yourself,” Marcel said and

let out, but none of the suspects had shifted

picked up Gezel and her mate and likewise Carla and her

full, so we drove to the

Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel did