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 rest arrived

but we planned to arrest Ramsey and the council members on

Devin, max and Kyle had a separate

had a different

to move

Levi and Kappa William to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest

they were taken

to deal

all went to our respective booths, and my Itinerary was

I had many guests on a day that no one

spillover, and I had to deny them admittance because some of

will be playing today, so I will see them tomorrow,”

would be no meeting because

emergency meeting after the arrests

is when I would

had it all planned out, and everything would have to

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

since his wife was in our custody, and some of the people we arrested

but we

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

but we had to keep up our appearance; there were a lot of Kappas on

went smoothly, and I noticed Kyle and Max putting in some

know how the arrest would go, we were not rough with the

to be in good shape when

the game, I noticed Leo’s team was 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

we had

match, and we went to

presented some medals later and gave a short

so good we

was time to move in

honour

because we did

could be

fight

it wasn’t given that we would succeed, but we knew we had to move in on

Leo, Devin, Jake and

kappas had

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in on

our cars and used

started

van, overtook

ones, and I

him and his

protested, but I

coming, and

to Gaston Wayat’s house and arrested him and his

and it was too

maintained my silence and

on the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were going smoothly and none of the suspects had

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

changed the guards to my men a few days

here? Lord Volkov, you

bundled him

he saw Lenny, he

you?” Theodore said, smacking the back of his

mate was

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

you need something done, you do

out, but none

her mate

full, so we drove to the council

Marcel?” Gezel said, and