Shadows of Destiny

Mother and Son -Sylvester- The altercation at the club got to me.

I was worried that Tamia would believe Dominic.

She had just come out of a serious heartbreak, so it was normal that she would be guarded.

I wanted the evening to be fun and an experience for Tamia, but they ruined it.

I respected how Tamia took it, but Dominic was wrong, and I was determined to put him in his place.

When Tamia wrapped her arms around me and told me she trusted me, I was relieved and determined never to break that trust.

I might not have confessed my feelings, but I wasn’t confused about them.

I was sure, and I could see it in her eyes too.

Loving her will be easy.

I woke up very early to go and see my mother in Lucland.

I could not disregard the summon.

Although I was not enthusiastic about it because I would see Dominic, I had to see my mother.

I got out of bed, and looked at Tamia sleeping peacefully in my t-shirt.

I was tempted to wake her up and make love to her before leaving, but I decided against it last minute.

I knew she might be tired and needed her energy.

So I kissed her gently and went to get ready to leave.

I needed to arrive at Lucland for breakfast.

I hoped I wouldn’t have to spend the night there so I could come home to Tamia.

Our relationship was new and young; distance and time apart won’t help it blossom.

I dressed quietly and headed out of the house.

I linked Marcel on my way out.

“Hey, I am on my way to visit my mother.

I didn’t tell Tamia I was going out; please apologise on my behalf and tell her where I went,” I linked him.

“Alright, she is in good hands,” he assured me, and I thanked him.

I left the estate feeling giddy.

I haven’t been in a serious relationship since Susan, but what I had with Tamia, however short, was mature and real.

She understood me.

Knew when to act, how to act and speak.

She was strong and determined.

She was resilient and wise.

She was perfect.

I drove with a smile, remembering all we did yesterday.

Her moans, her response, her grinding against me in the club, and even her responses to Dominic.

I arrived at our house in Lucland, and I was in time for breakfast.

I entered the room and greeted my mother.

She did not respond, and I knew Dominic must have told her shit because she was mad.

Dominic wasn’t with her.

“Mother?” I said and went to sit next to her.

I served myself a glass of juice, and she looked at me.

“I thought you wouldn’t come,” She said, and I kissed the top of her head, but her countenance made me sense she was angry.

I sat beside her and served my food, bracing myself for the coming argument.

“Look at where I live.” She finally spoke, and I frowned at her.

“I was Luna of the north, wife of the wolf lord, and now I live in a duplex because of Bane.

Instead of you hunting him down, you are busy fooling around with the whores you took from the east,” She said, and I balled my fist.

“When did you lose your way, Sylvester? Did I not raise you right? What happened to your sense of duty and leadership? What happened to your morales?” She asked, and I was silent.

“Mother, why do you always take his side?” I asked her, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“Because Dominic is responsible.

and

alone, Sylvester, because of Bane,”

speak like this; you have Dominic and me,” I said, and

She said, and I

father did this,

alone? What about all the Alphas he stripped of their lunas for no reason? Children that grew up without their mothers? What about all the Alphas he killed and left their Lunas without companions because he felt he deserved to rule the world? What about them? Does their happiness not matter? Who got justice for them? Father got what

would have called you a bastard,” she

you are going?” She asked me,

“Home.

do this,” I said, and she held me, digging her claws into

out on me,” She said through

have you achieved for the north since you became lord?” She asked

have not expanded our land or increased

you are proud of yourself?” She

east? Instead, you and your officers are bedding their

saying you shouldn’t screw your prisoners, but

father screwed a lot of prisoners, and he did it to further his cause.” She said, and

to screw them to further his

tried to slap me again, but I caught her hand this

told her, and she dropped her

down

lord,” She said calmly, and I started to

not push my patience, mother,” I told her, and just then,

what, Sylvester?” he said, picking up an

was dressed to

family name into

his soldiers

haven’t retaliated,” he said and wondered how he got

are weak,” he said,

man that went to war and lost,” I said,

never be

I see fit,” I said, and my mother

is in your care?” She said with a wicked

do not have Bane’s woman in

important enough for him

He said, and

use her,” My mother said, and I pulled

getting to

and she saved

her own people

them, and I wouldn’t have been able to stop her, but

mother, and she looked at me for a

the way I care

make me choose because I will choose

“An alpha’s left over.

Used goods.

given up as a tribute,” Dominic said,

your information

husband did not give

gave herself up to save his

have died trying

lot for him to

I said, and

hot, and her slut meter is

at my mother,

asked me to come?” I asked her, getting

told you why I called

to step down as lord, and save this

my officers and I won’t

have to get his team

I wanted her to know what would

us,” My mother said sternly, and my brother fiddled with his car keys and

the living and asked me to sit

trusted; he will come after you,” She said, looking more worried than the brave face she

you like I

have to beat him to it,

that

his spy?

“I am sure.

a party and danced, and that was all,” I said, and

need to dig deeper,

and risk a

is not being totally honest

to be

her.

be lying to you out of fear or something

anyone to cause your downfall,” She said

“Please, investigate.

woman isn’t

about it,”