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 an hour

we planned to arrest Ramsey and the

and Devin, max and Kyle had a

Kappas had a different

were all to

to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest was in

that they were

to deal with the

respective booths, and my Itinerary was

guests on a day that no one

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

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

because

also knew the council would call an emergency meeting after

is when I would take over as

and everything would

to join us; I said he should join Leo’s team for the arrests,” Marcel

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

it under wraps, but we could not deny that they were

our booth, and soon it

polo without our mates present was boring, but we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on the watch for snippers and

smoothly, and I noticed Kyle and

not know how the arrest would

in good shape when we moved in on our enemies and arrested

the game, I noticed Leo’s team was good, and it was our brutality that had caused them to

to witness what

we had to

we went to freshen up and return

presented some medals later

we did not

was time to move

honour the medalists as

did

be

fight back or

would succeed,

split into two: Leo, Devin,

had six

Everyone had their lists.

move in on the

abandoned our cars

team started

van, overtook them and

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

arrested him and his

but I

was coming, and I didn’t

drove to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him and

a word, and it was too sudden for them to

my silence and saved my

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

of people we were arresting, we would

the guards to my men a few days ago so no one

is going on here? Lord Volkov,

right,” Gaston said while I bundled him and his

Lenny, he knew

said, smacking the back of his head and pushing him

was

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

you need something done, you do it yourself,”

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

up Gezel and her mate and likewise Carla and

van was full, so we drove to the

here, Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel did not