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.

guests went to the arena ahead of us, and the rest arrived an hour

on us, but we planned to arrest Ramsey and the council members on

Devin, max and Kyle had a

had

were all to

to ensure everyone we wanted to arrest was in

paramount that they

deal

to our respective booths, and my

guests on a day that no one knew I would be at the

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

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

because we would be

emergency meeting after the arrests to

is when I would take

and everything would have to go as

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

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

it under wraps, but we could not deny that

hours in our booth, and soon it was time for

up our appearance; there were a

went smoothly, and I noticed Kyle

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

be in good shape when we moved

was good, and it was our brutality that had caused them to fail the last time

witness what

bad we had to

won the match, and we went to freshen up and

later and gave a short

far, so good we did not

time to

to honour

because we did not know what we

be prepared

fight back

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

two: Leo, Devin, Jake and Christian, Kyle and

kappas had six

Everyone had their lists.

was time to move in on

our cars and used

started

van, overtook

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

him and

protested, but I did

wedding was coming, and I didn’t want

house and arrested him and

not speak a word, and it was

silence and saved my questions for

the phone, and he informed me that their arrests were

we were arresting, we would lock them up in the

men a few days ago so

going on here? Lord Volkov, you

while I bundled him and his mate into the back

saw Lenny, he knew his game

are you?” Theodore said, smacking the back of his head

mate was

and went to sit in

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

it, and Knight wanted to be let out, but none of the suspects had shifted to warrant

mate and likewise Carla and

full, so we drove to the

is going on here, Marcel?” Gezel said, and