Shadows of Destiny

A Jump.

-Tamia- Long after Sylvester and I returned to our room, Dominic banged on our door.

I was initially afraid of the douchebag, but I was angry now that Sylvester was back.

Sylvester seemed like he wanted to ignore his brother but opened the door last minute because the guy wouldn’t stop banging.

The man walked into our bedroom angrily.

He looked at me, and I could see his hatred for me.

Honestly, I did not know what his deal was, but it was clear I was in his bad books for no reason.

“You may be the Wolf Lord, but you have not right to interfere with my investigation,” He said to Sylvester, and Sylvester did not respond.

“Mother would have been killed, and these women would have been roaming free,” He said, and Sylvester nodded.

“Yes, they would have been roaming free, Dominic.

Why punish people for a crime they did not commit?” Sylvester asked him, and Dominic was shocked at Sylvester’s response.

“She knew mother was in Lucland,” He argued, and Sylvester shook his head.

“She did not know where she was in Lucland.

The only people with that information were me, you and the council, so don’t try to pin this on Tamia.

Besides, she will never do anything to hurt me, and as for Devin, I doubt he has a hand in this.

It is not his style,” Sylvester said, voicing his opinion.

“What happened to you? You used to be so focused and stern.

Now you seem pussy whipped,” Dominic said, and Sylvester laughed.

“Nothing happened to me, Dominic.

I am not a madman and won’t start acting like one because you want me to.

The east has its hands full, and Tamia is a member of my pack.

She has no reason to fight against me or hurt our mother.

You need to drop it, Dominic.

As things are, I am relieving you of the right to come into this estate and order my men around.

Whatever you need to do has to pass through me, and Tamia should be afforded respect.

On no account should you ever try to question or hurt her again,” he said, and Dominic looked disappointed.

“She will be your downfall, Sylvester, and I will laugh at you when that happens.” He told him and then looked at me.

1 “Your position isn’t secure.

He has been trying to fill a void Susan left for eleven years.

You might think he is head over heels for you now, but if Susan ever returns, he will dump you in a heartbeat.

Just don’t get comfortable,” he said and excused himself.

Sylvester was mad about his brother’s words, but I left the bed, hugged him from behind, and kissed his back.

“Don’t let it bother you.

His words can’t get to me,” I assured Sylvester, but he was still mad.

We left the room to have dinner, and I wondered how Avery and Linda were doing because we were all in the same predicament.

The dining room was silent, and Sylvester and I took our seats; Marcel and Theodore were angry.

and they

between We ate in silence, and Sylvester

it,” He said, looking at Marcel, and

a lot

gravity of the crime, but Dominic had no right to have

serve you, and not the Volkov family; I won’t hesitate to beat the shit out of him

he said” was all Theodore could

out of him,” He said, trying to

takes to be lord, yet he keeps trying, and the sad part is that the council

we should bring it up at the summit,” Marcel said, and Sylvester

out who is behind the

when you were Luna of the east; what do you think about this?” Marcel said, directing the question to me,

that must have

doesn’t seem like Devin’s mode of operation, and it seems more like an inside job,

knew he was thinking the same as

see it in his eyes, and he seemed fascinated

and there is a possibility that this Jenny woman was the real target; your mother might

they wanted Luna Volkov dead, they would have killed her just like they killed Jenny, but they only wounded

seems the main target was

need to find out why anyone would want

Devin and the east for the attack, and make it seem he had sent soldiers

was the most

this

where she lives, and second, how the hell did he know Sylvester and I would be visiting

know that Devin has attempted to take me from the north

felt the bad blood between Devin and Sylvester would make Sylvester overlook the other aspects of the crime and go after his

stupid and sloppy.” I said, and Theodore smiled at

Avery said you were a strategist, we wanted to see how

Sylvester, who was

me fifty each,” Sylvester said to Marcel, and I could not believe they had made a

his hand gently, and we laughed, and

we discussed the matter during

to frame the south and the east to get what

know what the deal was with

a mess, and I

spent the night tossing and turning; Sylvester was too tired to know I was

event that had taken place

was worried about the north

concerned for Sylvester’s

for me

woke up early

when I went to

the water and stood under it, trying

blank.

Sylvester said, getting into

because I was deep in thought,

at him,

and

matter?” He asked me

he said to me, and

I said, voicing

“Please let it go.

do anything to

you will never

have proven that

says does not count,” he

safe with me,

you.” He said,

with the east on this,”

much to attack your

before, I would investigate

he needed

hoisted me up in the shower, and I wrapped

let this waste now,” he said, and