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.

was getting all the help he needed to push

up; it was another to be forced into

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

mood to hang out in

you?” I linked

meeting,” he

sat and prayed

of waiting

LATER THAT DAY.

a commotion in

window, and it

wondered what was

Sylvester did not return.

meeting had taken

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

had ever barged into Sylvester’s room

linked Sylvester but met silence which meant

my surprise, Dominic walked

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

might be seen as treason”, he

asked him, and he did

need his permission to question

him does not change what you are

crime has been committed, and we require your full cooperation to solve it,” he said, then the guards clamped the silver

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

during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to

had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and

should not speak his

lord of the north,

make him like

I warned him.

and is currently fighting for her

attacked in the afternoon, and she was in

the elder did not make

identified the men as a mix of eastern and

the council wants us to question the newcomers, especially

twice now since you

said to me, and I felt it was

the

crimes?” I asked, and

will tell

warned my brother to be careful with

I am here to help him think

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

the first outsider to know she lives in Lucland,

that Bane had tried to

to get you and decided to do some damage when they

way made

alpha,” I said, and he turned to look at me and slapped me

will afford me the

permission from the council to use

want to

push me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was a difficult

I could not dispute the fact that he had

a cell

and Linda were thrown into the

had a bleeding nose, so

many for them

were locked up, too; some were bound in silver

“This is highly unfair.

to serve the north, they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery retorted,

us wait for Sylvester

Dominic in his place,” I told Avery, and

doubt it

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

a council member?” I asked Avery, and she frowned at

war, remember?” She said,

substantial to gain from that,” I said, and Linda shook

the lord

act irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity he wants,” Linda

“It still doesn’t sound Like Bane’s

think someone did this to make it

doesn’t matter; we will

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