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

almost two

wasn’t in the mood to hang out in

are you?”

in the meeting,” he said,

sat and prayed for Leo’s

tired of waiting

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a commotion in the

window, and it was

wondered what was

Sylvester did not return.

had taken

I sat up in bed, worried because they

barged into Sylvester’s

Sylvester but met silence which meant he

surprise, Dominic walked in,

answer, ” he said, and Kaira

or your actions might be seen as treason”,

about this?” I asked him, and

not need his

does not change what

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

deserve to know what happened.” I said

Dominic said, and I tried to link

had happened to him,

not

lord of the north,

had happened to make him like

I warned him.

was attacked today and is currently fighting for her

afternoon, and she was in the

the elder did not make

surviving warriors identified the men as a

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

dared to attack twice now since you

mean something,” He said to me,

have all sworn to serve the Alpha,” I said,

for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked at me with rage in his

will tell you

my brother to be careful with you, but he

to help him think

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

first outsider to know she lives in Lucland, and then this

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

to get you and decided to do

that way made me

I see my alpha,” I said, and

me

the council to use force

would not want to

said, and I remained

Dominic, I could not dispute the fact that he had a

a cell and locked

thrown into

a bleeding nose,

many for them

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

“This is highly unfair.

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

for Sylvester

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

it

this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its course,” she

council member?” I asked Avery, and she frowned

a war, remember?” She said, and

is nothing substantial to gain from that,” I said,

the

irrationally, giving Bane the opportunity he

“It still doesn’t sound

make it

we will still have to answer

said, knowing what happened