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 careful,”

Luna,” she said, tasted our

about ten minutes before I apologised and

Avery asked, biting into her

tea by my nose, and the scent was a bit strong, so I put it down and opted to drink the cranberry variation instead of the black

“Stephanie hates us, and she was married to

not want to make mistakes,” I said, and

wrong with the tea?” Avery asked me, and I shook

smell is a bit too

if the brand is what we

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

Avery

is Dominic; I think someone set him up

is the most obvious

too easy,”

be easy, and the truth might really

Just look.

found love again,” she said, and

the fact that

it, but he was too stupid to cover his

does not seem like the same person.” I

still does not mean

hoping it would go a certain way, she said, and it made a lot

desperate to take over

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

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

if Sylvester steps down, it would leave the Volkov’s line and go

the north will have to choose between Dominic

they would likely lean towards Dominic.” Linda said, and

can put it that way, but we also have

is the eldest on

hates Sylvester and believes Dominic should

he

his puppet and wage war, increase the power of the seat and the

asked, and I could not answer that question

should investigate this thing like we used to

would want you to get involved,” I said,

do this for

bring it up during dinner,” I

tell them

this might sound crazy.” I began, and

even

to it,”

investigate Stephanie,” I said, and Avery

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

way she would set

Avery said, and

that we investigate her because

hand in this and can never actively

to know what she has in store for

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

woman that is hurting and trying to lash

her to get out,”

with me against

her face when she realised he wouldn’t back

only got away with

is going to

I need to be a step ahead of

felt nauseous and rushed to the bathroom

Linda asked me,

biscuits I ingested, there was

I

and I sighed with relief because I was