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.

my friends, and they looked

things don’t get explosive between We ate in silence, and Sylvester decided to break

with it,” He said, looking at Marcel, and Marcel dropped his

lot of respect

the gravity of the crime, but Dominic had no right to have my fiance beaten up and dragged out of her room like

to beat the shit out of

Theodore could say, and

shit out of him,” He said, trying to calm the situation, and

is the deal with the guy? He does not have what it takes to be lord, yet he keeps trying, and the sad part is that the council knows, yet they keep putting him in a situation where he would clash with

up at the summit,” Marcel

is behind the attack on my mother and Jenny Lawrence from the council,” Silvester

strategists and investigators when you were Luna of the east; what do you think

that must have told

the information I got, it doesn’t seem like Devin’s mode of operation, and it seems more like an inside job, but I could be wrong,” I said quickly, and Sylvester caressed my

I knew he was thinking

eyes, and he seemed fascinated that

Jenny woman was the real target; your mother might have just been with

dead, they would have killed her just like they killed Jenny, but they

main

anyone would want to

it seem he had sent

most

this isn’t

how the hell did he know Sylvester and I would be visiting there? Whoever did

also know that Devin has attempted to take me

Sylvester overlook the other aspects of the crime

and sloppy.” I said,

thought as much, Tamia, but when Avery said you were a strategist, we wanted to see how good you

who

said to Marcel, and I could

we laughed, and just like that, laughter had returned to

discussed the matter during dinner,

to frame the south and the east to get what they wanted, baffled

did not even know what the deal was with

mess, and

night tossing and turning; Sylvester was too tired to know I was having trouble

had taken place

was worried about the north and

was concerned

scared me because whatever he had for me was

early and

sleeping when I

on the water and stood under it,

blank.

said, getting into the

was spooked because I was deep in thought, and

looked at him, and he

naked, and

is the matter?” He asked me gently, and

Tamia,” he said

have happened?” I said, voicing out my fears, and he hugged me under the warm

“Please let it go.

do

will never double-cross

proven that

count,” he said and kissed

safe

anyone hurt you.”

the east on this,” I said, afraid for Leo,

to attack your people

would

knew he needed me to let it go, so

hoisted me up in the shower, and I

this waste now,” he