Shadows of Destiny

Extensive Discussion Tamia Avery and Linda arrived in my room a few minutes after they had linked me.

They sat on the couch while I dressed up in Sylvester’s clothes.

What happened with his mother baffled me, and I was nervous about what to expect from the woman.

The switch was disturbing, and somehow I knew it would not be easy onwards.

I did not need to guess whose side Sylvester was on.

Stephanie had picked a dangerous game because I was bound to win.

I joined Avery and Linda on the couch, then linked the staff to serve us tea and “What is with Stephanie?” Avery asked me, looking curious.

“She was drinking in the lounge of this wing, and we went to say hello.

She was very nasty to us.

Calling us whores, backstabbers, thieves, name it, Tamia.

She looked like she was out of it,” Avery said, and I sighed sadly.

“She is unhappy about what happened with Dominic and believes I was the mastermind behind his arrest.

I am officially her enemy now,” I said, and Linda hissed.

“That is pathetic and silly.

What do you have to gain from that? You already have it all.

You will be the lady of the north in two months.

Sylvester is indisputably yours.

She is silly,” Linda said, sounding irritated.

“Actually, I did ask her to make sure that Dominic does not show up at the hearing, and I did imply that I will go against him if he troubles Sylvester,” I confessed, and Linda rolled her eyes.

“So what? The arsehole deserves it and much more.

Sometimes I suspect she didn’t give birth to Sylvester because of the way she is quick to side with Dominic against him, even if Dominic is in the wrong, and that douchebag is always in the wrong.

I think it is an odd situation.

I can understand favouritism, but this is too damn much.

Screw her.

We do not need her as our friend.” Linda said, and I giggled Linda made a lot of sense, but I knew Stephanie was Sylvester’s mother.

“She disagrees with Sylvester’s policies.

She wanted him to get justice for her husband.

She wanted him to expand..” I said, and Avery began to laugh, interrupting me in the process.

“Really, who will get justice for all the people her husband wronged? Her husband ruined lives and wrecked homes.

Bane is a hero.

I do not care what people say,” Avery said, and I covered her mouth.

“Please do not say things like that.

The walls have ears, and we do not want Stephanie to have anything against us.” I said, and Linda laughed.

Just then, Nancy walked in with our tea and biscuits, and I was worried she might have heard Avery.

She was about to leave when I stopped her.

“I am sorry for what I am about to do, Nancy, but I will need you to taste the food.

happening right now, and I am just being careful,” I

said, tasted our teas, and

minutes before I apologised and dismissed

about?” Avery

a bit strong, so I put it

us, and she was married to

make

wrong with the tea?” Avery asked me, and

smell is a bit too

is what we

I said, and she nodded and opted to take the

it is?” Avery asked me the real reason they had

set

the

too easy,” I

and the truth might really be

Just look.

how easily we found love again,”

disputing the fact that he

it, but he was too stupid to cover

between Brighton’s attack and this, it does

it still does not

have miscalculated or tried to copy the original crime hoping it would go a certain way, she

was desperate to take over

must have given him the idea to try to replicate the same scenario with an alpha alleged to have

would have caused a war or forced Sylvester to step down.” I said,

would leave the Volkov’s line and go to the

cuts it, the north will have to choose between Dominic and Vino to

is an alpha, but they would likely lean towards

we also

is the eldest

and believes Dominic should take over from

he

be his puppet and wage war, increase the power of the seat and the council and enrich the north,” I said, and

asked, and I could not answer that question because

we should investigate this thing like we used to do back in the east,” Linda

would want you to get involved,” I said, and

wanted to do

it up during dinner,” I said

them what I really

sound crazy.” I began, and everyone

might even be

might be nothing to it,” I

to investigate Stephanie,” I said, and

and a psycho, but that would be a waste of time because she would not want to

way she would set either

a victim in this,” Avery said, and I nodded

we investigate

no hand in this and can never

what she has in store

always quick to side with Dominic against him, and there is that issue of Sylvester not wanting to get the

need to protect my man from a woman that is hurting and trying to lash

get out,” I

with

needed to see the rage and scorn on her face when she realised he wouldn’t

only got away with because

Stephanie is going to

matter what happens, I need to be a step ahead of

and rushed

asked me, and they joined

tea and biscuits I ingested,

I sat

sighed with relief because I was burning