Shadows of Destiny

Faceless Attack ~Tamia- Sylvester finally asked me to follow him to Lucland to meet his mother.

After meeting Dominic at the club, I wasn’t looking forward to the meeting.

I learned the woman was strict and had her sons on a tight leash.

Even though Sylvester had confessed his feelings for me, what if she did not approve of me? I was scared, but since Sylvester insisted and told me I had nothing to worry about, I decided to take him up on it.

We ate breakfast in our room and prepared to leave.

Linda was the most worried for me because there were only two things that could happen; she could either be unreasonable and ask her son to choose between her and me, or give me a chance.

I hoped she would give me a chance.

Leo did not have parents when we got together, so this was new for me.

We got dressed to visit his mother.

On our way out, Silvester stopped.

“Marcel needs me for a minute.

Do you think you can wait for me? The matter seems urgent; it is about Bane and the East,” he said, and I was a bit worried because of Leo.

“Link me when you are ready to leave,” I told him, and he nodded.

I decided to go to Avery’s room.

I found Avery in her room, embroidering a piece of fabric.

It looked horrible, but it seemed to be her new pastime.

I had not seen her that morning because we didn’t eat in the dining room.

“Hey, you guys haven’t left yet?” She said, putting down the hoop that held the scarf she was marring with her needlework.

2 I noticed a diamond ring on her finger, and she smiled at me.

“He proposed an hour ago.

I did not think about it; I just said yes,” She said, smiling with tears in her eyes.

“I can’t get it wrong twice now, can I?” She said, and I could hear the nervousness in her voice.

She was afraid.

“Why did you say yes?” I asked her, picking up on her fear.

“Because I love him, and it will be great to have a life with him, but deep down, I am scared fated will show up and mess me up again,” She said, and I went to hug her.

She pulled away and nodded, wiping away her tears.

I now understood why she was in her room working on an embroidery hoop instead of socialising in the eastern garden as usual.

“I have to take this leap of faith, or I might keep guessing and live with regrets.

Marcel is a great guy and a great catch.

He is a step up from that arsehole, Max.

This is a good thing,” she said, wiping her tears.

“Feeling afraid and being happy at the same time is a weird mix of emotions,” She confessed, and I smiled.

“Has Sylvester told you what is happening in the east?” She asked, changing the topic, and I shook my head.

“We were heading out when Marcel called him for a meeting about Bane and the east, I told her, and she nodded.

“That bastard,” She said, and I wondered why she was pissed.

“Bane has successfully divided the east.

Leo isn’t in full control of the East anymore.

A part of the East has joined the south.

I also learned he might go to war against Leo to take over the East completely.

I just picked bits of Marcel’s conversation.

I am sure Sylvester will tell you what is going on in case I heard wrong,” She said, and I was in shock.

How could the Eastern Alphas allow Bane to use them like this? I was worried.

Leo was getting all the help he needed

willingly join up; it was another

sat nervously in Avery’s room for almost two hours

mood to hang out in the

are you?”

meeting,” he said, and I felt

sat and prayed for Leo’s

got tired of waiting and fell

LATER THAT DAY.

to a commotion

the window, and

what

Sylvester did not return.

had taken all

happening? Some guards entered my room, and I sat up in

had ever barged into Sylvester’s room

silence which meant he was not

surprise, Dominic

to answer, ” he said,

interest to comply, or your actions might be seen as

Sylvester know about this?” I asked

need his permission to question

him does not change what

crime has been committed, and we require your full cooperation to solve it,” he

I said while the guards dragged me

find out during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but they were not

happened to Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me

not speak his

lord of the north, whore!”

make him like this? “He trusted

I warned him.

was attacked today and is currently fighting

attacked in the afternoon, and she was in the company

did not

surviving warriors identified the men as a mix of eastern

you are affiliated with Bane, so the

to attack twice now since you

something,” He said to me, and I

to serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding mentioning

Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked

will tell you

warned my brother to be careful with you, but he wouldn’t

here to help him think when he

our father was murdered, our mother has hidden in Lucland

are the first outsider to know she lives

Bane had

come to get you and decided to do some damage when they did not find you there,” he said, and my eyes

things that way made

won’t say anything until I see my alpha,” I said,

afford me the

from the council to use force if

to damage my brother’s

I remained silent, knowing this was

I could not dispute the fact that

was carried to a cell and locked

and Linda were thrown into the same cell

nose,

for them to

that were brought from the East were locked up, too; some were bound in silver chains and made to sit

“This is highly unfair.

treat us as prisoners,” Avery

wait for Sylvester

he will put Dominic in his place,”

doubt it

to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something I

their mother and kill a council member?” I asked

remember?” She said, and I shook

to gain from that,”

the lord and the

Sylvester might act irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity he wants,” Linda said, and

doesn’t sound Like Bane’s

someone did this to make it seem like Bane,”

we will still have

useful to give,” Avery said, knowing what happened to prisoners that were useless, and we