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.

let him force me into a war because

chosen to push back if Leonardo had not reached out but revolted

will be a

because of his

than people’s lives? Is it more important than the peace we

Tamia threatened you; why wouldn’t she? She

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

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

lost the seat

they could prove that I committed those crimes, the Volkov family would no

and she began to weep and went to her

know he didn’t do

enough to

Sylvester; please, Let him go,” she pleaded on

then I will let him go, but his name has been mentioned as the

at me with

views and did not see eye to eye on many things, but they were getting along before you,

know you did

you think you

live to regret this.”

someone other than yourself for not raising your first son

you picked the easy target,

I did.

regret it,

hope you will be a mother one day..’ she said, and

she was in shock

scornfully and then looked at

is desperate, Sylvester, making her a

was talking about Dominic,’ She said, referring

you know what

is the only family

is your only

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

left, but do not let your feelings blind and control you,

yelled at her,

question if you are my mother,” he

and work against me, and then you expect me to be understanding and forgiving

is your favourite, but if I find out he is guilty, I will have him tried and executed for

hurried out of the

messed up Sylvester’s mood and left me to deal

did not know how he would react,

home for my sake?” he asked me with a low voice, and I knew

to explain, but before I could say anything, he crashed his lips on mine and pulled me close to his

fierce and demanding, and I let

tranquillity that love

I needed it, too.

and I hoped she

my

did the same to

against the wall and

was growling and

pain Stephanie had brought and replacing it with pure love and a need for the

held on tightly, digging my claws into

into my flesh at that moment and claim

be his forever and prove Stephanie was