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.

getting all the help he needed to push

was one thing to willingly join up; it was another to be forced into

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

to

are you?”

meeting,” he

sat and prayed

tired of waiting and

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a

the window,

wondered what

Sylvester did not return.

meeting had

was happening? Some guards entered my room, and I

barged into Sylvester’s room like

silence which meant he

Dominic walked

she has questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira began to

to comply, or your actions might be seen as treason”, he warned me, and I looked at him

about this?” I asked

his

not change

and we require your full cooperation to solve it,” he said, then the guards

deserve to know what happened.” I said while the guards dragged me out of

and I tried to

afraid something had happened to him,

should not

lord of the north,

to make him like this? “He

I warned him.

and is currently fighting for her

was in the company of

did not

identified the men as a mix of

so the

had dared to attack twice now since you got

to

have all sworn to serve the Alpha,” I

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

will tell

be careful

bad I am here to help him think when he is

was murdered, our mother has hidden in Lucland successfully

are the first outsider to know she lives

won’t forget that Bane had tried to

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

way made

see my alpha,” I said, and he turned to look

afford me

the council to use force if

to damage

and I remained silent, knowing this

I could not dispute the fact that he had

carried to a cell

Linda were thrown into the

had a bleeding nose, so I

many for

that were brought from the East were locked up, too; some were bound in silver

“This is highly unfair.

they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery retorted, and I

for

sure he will put Dominic in his place,” I told Avery,

doubt it is

Dominic on this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something I already

council member?” I asked Avery,

a war, remember?” She

is nothing substantial to gain from that,” I said, and Linda shook her

destabilise the lord

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

still doesn’t sound Like Bane’s

this to make it seem like Bane,” I

will still have to

to give,” Avery said, knowing what