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.

all the help he needed to push

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

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

wasn’t in the mood to hang out in

are you?”

he said, and I felt

and prayed for Leo’s

I got tired of

LATER THAT DAY.

a commotion

out the window,

what

Sylvester did not return.

meeting had

Some guards entered my room, and I

into Sylvester’s

I linked Sylvester but met silence which meant

Dominic walked

bitch; she has questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira

comply, or your actions might be seen as treason”, he warned

I asked

his permission to question

him does not change what you are

has been committed, and we require your full cooperation to solve it,”

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

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

Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped

should not

lord of the

make him like this? “He

I warned him.

today and is currently fighting for her

attacked in the afternoon, and she was in the company of

did not make

as

so the council wants us to question the newcomers, especially

twice

to me, and I felt

serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding

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

tell you

brother to be careful with

to help him

our father was murdered, our mother

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

forget that Bane had tried to take you

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

things that way made

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

me the same

permission from the council

would not want to damage

not push me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was

hated Dominic, I could not dispute the

a

and Linda were thrown into the

nose, so I figured

for

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

“This is highly unfair.

still treat us as prisoners,” Avery

us wait for Sylvester to

put Dominic in his place,”

it

have to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me

mother and kill a council member?” I asked Avery, and she

a war, remember?” She said, and

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

destabilise the lord and the

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

“It still doesn’t sound Like Bane’s mode

to make it seem like

doesn’t matter; we will still have to

Avery said, knowing what happened to prisoners that were