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.

friends, and they looked a

We ate in silence, and Sylvester

He said, looking at Marcel,

a lot of respect

had no right to have my fiance

I won’t hesitate to beat the shit out of him next time, “Marcel said, and

was all Theodore could say, and

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

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

up at

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

were Luna of the east; what do

was the one that must

on 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,

He said, and I knew

in his eyes, and he

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

killed her just like they killed Jenny, but they only wounded her and

main target was

want to

attack, and make it seem

the most

this isn’t

know where she lives, and second, how the hell did he know Sylvester

know that Devin has attempted to

Sylvester would make Sylvester overlook the other aspects of the crime and

sloppy.” I said, and

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

at Sylvester, who was smiling

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

smacked his hand gently, and we laughed, and just like

during dinner, I was

south and the

the deal was with

was a mess, and I could not

turning; Sylvester was too tired to know I was having

had taken place

about the north and

was concerned for

because whatever he had for

early

sleeping when I went to

water and stood under it, trying to make my mind

blank.

Sylvester said, getting into the shower with

spooked because I was deep in thought, and I did not hear him

looked at him, and he

naked, and he was

asked me gently, and I

he said to me,

I said, voicing out my fears,

“Please let it go.

can’t do anything

know you will never double-cross

proven

Dominic says does not count,” he

safe with

won’t let anyone hurt you.”

this,” I said, afraid

to attack your people

would

and I knew he needed me to let it go, so I

hoisted me up in the shower, and I

waste now,” he said, and I