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.

now, and I am just being careful,” I said, and Nancy

said, tasted our teas, and ate our

about ten minutes before I

about?” Avery asked, biting

so I put it down and opted to drink the cranberry variation instead of the black

and she was

want to make mistakes,” I

Avery asked me, and I

smell is a bit too strong this

the brand is what we are used

I said, and she nodded and opted to take

Avery

it is Dominic; I think someone set him up to throw us off their

is the most

easy,”

can be easy, and the

Just look.

found love again,” she said, and I

fact that he

he was too

between Brighton’s attack and this, it does not seem like the same person.” I said, and

but it still does not

to copy the original crime hoping it would go a certain way, she said, and it

desperate to take over from his

issue with Brighton must have given him the idea to try to replicate the same scenario with

would be a winning situation; it would have caused a war or

leave the Volkov’s line

Marcel nor Theodore cuts it, the north will have to choose between

an alpha, but they would

we also have to consider

the eldest on

believes Dominic should take over

that he would force the council to

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

and I could not answer that question because I

should investigate this thing like we used to do back in the

to get involved,” I said, and she rolled her

do this for the

up during dinner,” I said

tell them what I really

sound crazy.” I began, and everyone was

even

nothing to

we need to investigate Stephanie,” I said,

woman is clearly unstable and a psycho, but that would be a waste of time because she

is no way she would set either of them

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

not asking that we investigate her

and

I need to know what she has

him, and there is that issue of Sylvester not wanting to

is hurting and trying to

get out,”

with me against

needed to see the rage and scorn on her face when she realised

only got away with because Sylvester is

going to let what happened

step ahead of her, and I need help, “I

then, I felt nauseous and rushed to the

asked me, and they

biscuits I ingested, there

threw everything up, I sat by the toilet seat,

I sighed with relief because I was