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.

the arena ahead of us,

eyes on us, but we planned

Devin, max and Kyle

had

to

William to ensure everyone we wanted to

that they were taken at

have to deal

to our respective booths, and my Itinerary was brought

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

spillover, and I had to deny them admittance because some of the names were on my

will see them tomorrow,”

because we would be busy questioning

would call an emergency meeting after the arrests to question

would take over as

planned out, and everything would

is here 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 left, and I

to place alpha Christian with Leo since his wife was

but we

hours in our booth, and soon it

but we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on the watch for snippers and suspicious

smoothly, and I noticed

would go, we were not

in good shape when we moved in on

it was our brutality that had caused them to fail the

witness what

we had to disappoint

we went to freshen up and return

some medals later and gave

so good we

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

honour the

nervous because we did not know what we would

could be

fight back

succeed, but we knew

Devin, Jake

kappas had

Everyone had their lists.

to move in

abandoned our cars and used vans

team started with the

Mikhailovs with our van, overtook them

and I stepped out of the van to

him and his

I did not

and I

house and arrested

did not speak a word, and it was

and saved my questions for

taking them to the van, I called Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly and

to the number of people we were arresting, we would

my men a few days ago so

going on here? Lord

while I bundled him and his

saw Lenny, he

smacking the back of his

was in

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

you need something done, you do it

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

up Gezel and her mate and likewise

so we drove

on here, Marcel?” Gezel