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

to willingly join up; it was another

almost two hours and decided to return to my

the mood to hang out in

you?” I linked

the meeting,” he said,

prayed

of

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a commotion

looked out the window, and it

wondered what was

Sylvester did not return.

had taken

Some guards entered my room, and I sat up in bed, worried because they were

had ever barged into Sylvester’s room like this

silence

Dominic walked in,

to answer, ”

be in your best interest to comply, or your actions might be seen as treason”, he warned

Sylvester know about this?” I asked him, and he did

need his permission to question a

him does not change what you

committed, and we require your full cooperation to solve it,” he said, then the guards clamped the silver cuffs around

to know what happened.” I said while the guards

during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but they were

to Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to

not speak

of the north, whore!”

to make him like this? “He

I warned him.

was attacked today and

afternoon, and she was in the company of one of a

did

surviving warriors identified the men as a mix of eastern

Bane, so the council wants us to question the newcomers,

to attack twice now since you

He said to me, and I felt

to serve the Alpha,”

him? Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked at me with rage

will tell you

my brother to be careful with you,

bad I am here to help him think

mother has hidden in Lucland successfully

the first outsider to know she lives in Lucland, and

won’t forget that Bane had tried to take you from

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

things that way made me

say anything until I see my alpha,” I said, and he turned to look at

will afford me the

the council

not want to damage

said, and I remained silent, knowing

much as I hated Dominic, I could not dispute the fact that he had

was carried to a

thrown into the

had a bleeding nose, so I

many for them to afford private

were bound in silver chains

“This is highly unfair.

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

us wait for Sylvester to

put Dominic in his place,” I told Avery, and

it is that

council is backing Dominic on this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its

Bane attack their mother and kill a council member?” I asked Avery, and

is a war, remember?” She said, and I shook

substantial to gain from that,” I said,

could destabilise the lord and

irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity he wants,” Linda said, and I shook my

doesn’t sound

make it

matter; we will

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