Shadows of Destiny

A Family Matter ~Tamia~ I was afraid of the outcome of the confrontation.

How can everything switch suddenly? The woman claimed I threatened her; I did not remember doing that.

I just warned her that Dominic shouldn’t be in my bad books.

From the look in Sylvester’s eyes, I knew I had overstepped, and I was worried because Stephanie was his mother, and she was trying to make it seem as if I had instigated the arrest.

“Where is the proof?” Stephanie asked Sylvester sounding hysterical.

So you arrest your brother based on what her ex-husband told you?” she said, pointing at me, and it hurt.

Why did they always have to link anything that happened in the east to me? Not based on what Leo told me, mother; head Enforcer Bryce said Dominic sent him to the east to try and collect developmental tax.

The same taxes that caused the Brighton attack.

Bryce claimed the order was given to him with my seal and signature, and he said it was Dominic.

He even called him Lord Dominic, a title meant for me alone,” Sylvester said, and his mother searched his eyes for deception but couldn’t find any and then looked at me.

There was mistrust in her eyes, and slowly I began to suspect our friendship was over.

1 “If I find out that you set him up to hel Sylvester as you threatened, then you will have me to contend with.

You might have Sylvester in knots, but he is still my son.

Two months is enough to prove you are unworthy,” she said, and I fought back my tears.

I was mad that she could turn on me so quickly.

“Why are you trying to blame Tamia for this? How does she have a hand in this? What would she gain from this?” Sylvester asked her, and she shook her head.

“You promised to play dirty if he poses a threat to Sylvester.

You promised to do anything to help Sylvester.

You might not have used those words, Tamia, but you implied it,” She said, and I was stunned by how her mind could twist my words Sylvester looked at me with disbelief but tried to hide it.

I did not know what damage this woman’s rage and fear would cost me, but I needed to speak.

1 “I did not set him up, Stephanie.

I do not know Bryce,” I said, defending myself.

“Yet it is your ex-husband, who did not want to give you up, who has teamed up with bane, that pointed Bryce out as the culprit.” She said, and I knew what she was trying to imply.

“I suggest you speak plainly, Stephanie.

You are trying to say Leo and I set Dominic up using Bryce so we can get whatever you feel we are after,” I said, and she was silent.

Sylvester gently touched my hand, a plea to ask me to calm down.

“As much as all this hurts me, I will let it pass because you are hurting, and people say a lot of things they regret when they are hurting, but I will not accept your accusations,” I said, and she growled at me and looked at Sylvester.

“Even if he was accused of such, you should have investigated instead of humiliating him like this.

You have wounded his pride with your actions.

Taking the lordship from him was a hard blow; you shouldn’t have done this, Sylvester.

This is low,” she said in tears, and I felt Sylvester’s rage emerging.

force me into a war because

of his action? I would have chosen to push back if

will be

because

lives? Is it more important than

Tamia threatened you; why wouldn’t she? She saw him for what he

could by asking you to force him to remain so he won’t complicate things for me at the hearing as he and Larry

him to get involved with Larry and actively work against me?” He said,

have lost the

that I committed those crimes, the Volkov family would

asked her, and she

he didn’t do

smart enough

do this, Sylvester; please, Let him go,” she

him go, but his name has been mentioned as the main culprit, so he will

looked at me with

eye to eye on

you did

know you think you

protecting Sylvester by removing Dominic from the picture, but you will live to regret this.” She

that you need to blame someone other than yourself for not raising your first

the easy target,

I did.

won’t regret it, and I won’t

be a mother one day..’ she

said, and she was in shock and disbelief, but soon she realised he was serious and

scornfully

making her a

need to be there when she was talking about Dominic,’ She

you know what you are

only family you

is your only

and won’t have anything to do with you, but Dominic and I will always be

not let your feelings

he yelled

if you are my

you expect me to be understanding and forgiving towards him, but you are quick to point fingers whenever he is

is guilty, I will have him tried and executed for

hurried out of the room while I

mood and left me to deal with

did not know how he would react,

he asked

anything, he

and demanding, and

knew he needed the tranquillity that love brings, and I was willing to give

I needed it, too.

hoped she calmed

my

the same to

me up with my back against the wall and rammed

was growling and pumping

pain Stephanie had

my claws into his kin, and Kaira growled

his teeth into

be his forever and