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

hoped things don’t get explosive between We ate in silence, and

He said, looking at Marcel, and Marcel dropped

have a lot of respect for

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

and not the Volkov family; I won’t hesitate to beat the shit out of him next time, “Marcel said, and Sylvester turned

was all Theodore could say, and Sylvester

already beat the shit out of him,” He said, trying to

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

bring it up at the summit,”

the least of our problems; we need to find out who is behind the attack on my mother and Jenny Lawrence from the council,” Silvester

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

one that must

on the information I got, it doesn’t seem like Devin’s mode of operation, and it seems more like

knew he was

in his eyes, and he seemed fascinated that I had the

to force your hand to go to war with Devin, and there is a possibility that this Jenny woman was the real target; your mother might have just been with the wrong

they would have killed her just like they killed Jenny,

the main target

need to find out why anyone would want to kill

and the east for the attack, and make it seem he had

the most stupid

did this isn’t so

how the hell did he know Sylvester and I would

Devin has attempted to take me from the north

just felt the bad blood between Devin and Sylvester would make Sylvester overlook the other aspects of

was stupid and sloppy.” I

Avery said you were a strategist, we wanted

Sylvester, who was

Marcel, and I could not believe they had made a bet on

and we laughed, and just like that, laughter had

matter during dinner, I was still

frame the south and the east to get what they

what the

mess, and I

tossing and turning; Sylvester was too tired to know

had taken place troubled

about

was concerned

for me was personal, and I did

early and went

sleeping when I

and stood under it, trying to make

blank.

morning, darling,” Sylvester said, getting into the shower with

because I was deep in thought, and I

at him,

naked, and

matter?” He asked me gently,

he said

they had killed your mother, Sylvester? What would have happened?” I said, voicing out my fears, and he hugged

“Please let it go.

can’t do anything to

know you will

have proven

Dominic says does not count,” he said

safe

let anyone hurt you.” He said, and I pulled

would have gone to war with the east on this,” I said, afraid for

love you too much to

before, I would investigate

he needed me to let it

in the shower, and I wrapped

now,” he