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, and the

have eyes on us, but we planned

max and Kyle had a

Kappas had a

all to

Levi and Kappa William to ensure everyone we

that they

would have to deal with the

booths, and my Itinerary was

day that

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

be playing today, so I will see them tomorrow,” I said, making it

no meeting because we would be

call an emergency meeting after the arrests

I would take over

had it all planned out, and everything would have

the arrests,” Marcel told me as soon as the Kappa with the

his wife was in our custody, and

to keep it under wraps, but we

booth, and soon it

present was boring, but we had to keep up our appearance; there

noticed Kyle

would go,

everyone to be in good shape when we moved in

good, 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

bad we had

and we went

medals later and gave a short

good we

time to move in

remained to honour the medalists as

did not

be prepared

could fight back or

and it wasn’t given that we would succeed, but we knew we

Devin,

had six groups

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in on the

abandoned our cars and used vans

started with the

the Mikhailovs with our van, overtook them

the ones, and I stepped out of the

arrested him

protested, but I

coming, and I didn’t want

drove to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested

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

my silence and saved

to the van, I called Devin on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly and none of the

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

a few

going on here? Lord

no right,” Gaston said while I bundled him

Lenny, he knew his game was

now, are you?” Theodore said, smacking the

was in

closed the back of the van and went to sit in the passenger seat in front, happy for the ease with which we were arresting the

you need something done, you do it yourself,” Marcel

let out, but

her mate and likewise

so we drove to the

on here, Marcel?” Gezel