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.

ahead of us,

uprising would have eyes on us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey

and Kyle had a

had a

were all to move

to ensure everyone

was paramount that they were

deal with the rest

and

a day that no one knew I would be

list said it was a spillover, and I had to deny them admittance

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

no meeting because

council would call an emergency meeting after the arrests to

is when I would take over as

had it all planned out, and everything would

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

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

wraps, but we could not deny that they

in our booth, and soon it

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

game went smoothly, and I noticed Kyle and

the arrest would go, we were not

shape when we moved in on our enemies and

was

crowd also hoped to witness what they had seen the last

bad we had to

won the match, and we went to freshen up and

later and gave a

far, so good we did not do

arena, it was time to move

to honour

because we did not

could be prepared or

could fight back

could happen, and it wasn’t given that we would succeed,

Leo, Devin, Jake and Christian,

had six groups

Everyone had their lists.

to move in on

our cars and used vans

team started

our van, overtook

the ones, and I stepped out of the van to make

him

I did not

coming, and I didn’t want

house and arrested him and his

speak a word, and it was too sudden for them to put up a

my silence and saved

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

we were arresting, we would lock them up in

few days ago so no one

Lord Volkov, you

while I bundled him and his mate

he saw Lenny, he

smacking the back

was in

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

done, you do it yourself,” Marcel said

wanted to be let out, but none of the suspects had

and her mate and likewise Carla

full, so we drove to the council

Marcel?” Gezel said, and Marcel