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

willingly join up;

sat nervously in Avery’s room for almost two hours and decided to return to my

the mood to

are you?” I linked

meeting,” he said, and I

sat and prayed for Leo’s

I got tired of

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a commotion

looked out the window, and it was

wondered what was

Sylvester did not return.

meeting had taken all

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

ever barged into Sylvester’s room like this

I linked Sylvester but met silence which meant

surprise, Dominic walked

she has questions to answer, ” he said, and

or your actions might be

about this?” I asked him, and he did

his permission to question a

not change what

and we require your full cooperation to solve it,”

to know what happened.” I said while the

out during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore,

had happened

not

lord of the north, whore!”

him

I warned him.

mother was attacked today and is

and she was

the elder did not

the men as a

you are affiliated with Bane, so the council wants us to question

attack twice now since you

something,” He said to me, and I felt

to serve the Alpha,”

we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I

tell

careful with you, but he wouldn’t

here to help him think when he

father was murdered, our mother has hidden in Lucland successfully without

are the first outsider to know she lives in Lucland, and then

had tried to take

were supposed to visit her today; they might have as well come to get you and decided to do some damage when

that way made me

I said, and he turned to

will afford me the same

permission from the council to use

to damage my

he said, and I remained

I could not dispute the

carried to a cell and locked

Linda were thrown into the same cell

a bleeding nose, so I figured she

many for them to

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

“This is highly unfair.

treat us as prisoners,” Avery

us wait for Sylvester

his place,” I told

doubt it is that

then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation

attack their mother and kill a council member?” I asked Avery, and she frowned at

a war, remember?” She said,

to gain from that,”

destabilise the lord and the

Sylvester might act irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity

still doesn’t sound

think someone did this to make it

will still have to

wished we had something useful to give,” Avery said, knowing what happened