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.

and I am just being

tasted our teas, and

for about ten minutes before I apologised

Avery asked, biting

so I put it down

she

to make mistakes,”

Avery asked me, and I

bit too

if the brand is what we are used

ask Nancy.” I said, and she nodded and opted to take the cranberry variation, too; likewise,

“So, who do you think it is?” Avery asked me the real reason they

it is Dominic; I think someone set him up

is the

too easy,” I said,

and the truth

Just look.

how easily we found love again,” she said,

that he might have a hand in

it, but he was too stupid to

and this, it does not seem

does not mean

have miscalculated or tried to copy the original crime hoping it would go a certain way, she said, and it made a lot of

take over

to replicate the same scenario with an alpha alleged to

it would have caused a war or

it would leave the Volkov’s line and go to the

nor Theodore cuts it, the north will have

of them is an alpha, but they would

we also have to

eldest

and believes Dominic should take over from

man must have assured Dominic that he would force the council to endorse

exchange, Dominic will be his puppet and wage war, increase the power of the seat and the council

it?” Avery asked, and I could not answer that

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

want you to get involved,” I said,

to do this

bring it up during dinner,” I

to tell them what I really

might sound crazy.”

might even

might be nothing to

Stephanie,” I said, and Avery

that would be a waste of time because she would not

way she would set either of them

Avery said,

am not asking that we investigate her

this and can never actively work

I need to know what she has in store for

with Dominic against him, and there is that issue of Sylvester

need to protect my man from a woman that is

told her to get out,” I

with me

the rage and scorn on her face

only got away with because Sylvester

way Stephanie is going to let what happened

happens, I need to be a step ahead of her,

then, I felt nauseous and rushed

is the matter with you?” Linda asked me, and they joined me in

biscuits I ingested, there was

everything up, I

and I sighed with relief because