Shadows of Destiny

In The Mix Of Things ~Sylvester~ When Theodore interrupted my speech at the northern council conference, I knew something serious had happened.

I politely excused myself.

I went to him.

I could hear people murmuring, but soon, Marcel took over, and they were silent.

That was why it was best I wrote my speeches.

He just picked up from where I left off.

Theodore stood when I approached him.

“They are back,” He said, and I smiled, glad that Tamia had returned.

I was worried she might see Leo or Devin, and they would convince her to leave with them.

The painful part of that fear was that I wouldn’t have gone after her if she had willingly followed.

Otherwise, I would have given my mother, Dominic and the entire council the war they had longed for and burned the south or east to the ground.

1 “Tamia is ill.

Linda asked that I send a doctor, which I did, but then she insisted I tell you.

I think it is serious,” He said, and images of her being poisoned by Jake Brighton just to get at me flooded my mind.

I was out the door before Theodore could finish the sentence.

People were looking at me weirdly.

The moment I stepped out, I hopped into the first car I saw.

It wasn’t mine, but I was lord, and the driver was already behind the wheel.

“Volkov estate now!” I ordered him, and he started his vehicle.

I did not know who he worked for; I will have to apologise later.

We arrived at the estate, and I rushed into the building and went straight to my room.

Avery and Linda were with her.

She looked pale and sweaty but seemed a bit calm.

The doctor was examining her, and I went to hold her hands.

Knight was afraid, so I had to try and control myself.

When the doctor congratulated me that she was pregnant, I was shocked.

Knowing that Linda did not feel the same way made me still worried that Jake did.

something.

“Linda is pregnant, and she isn’t ill?” I asked the doctor.

“People experience pregnancy differently, but I will still take her blood sample to test for other things.

If there is anything, she is already recovering from it.

I will give her a mild sedative to help.

her relax and sleep it off, but there is no cause for alarm here.

She will be alright when she wakes up; she just needs to rest, ” he said, administered the sedative, and packed his things to leave.

1 I watched Tamia’s eyes close gradually until she fell asleep.

Linda and Avery excused themselves, and I stayed with her.

There was a knock on my door thirty minutes later, and I rushed to open it so the person did not bang too hard and wake Tamia up.

I knew it was my mother.

She was the only one that dared to do that.

I opened the door, and she frowned at me.

Not wanting her in my room, I stepped outside.

wrong with her?” She asked,

I said, and she sighed and bowed

last

treason is at serious crime,

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused you

a fool

angry, but I don’t hate

to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was a relationship she would have to

and

didn’t say

her a whore, among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said,

only one that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one that urged me to dig instead

was

Tamia that made me question

was the one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy

disappointed in

you didn’t birth me with how you

always side with him over me; you never have my

“Do not say that,

birth to both of

disown him if he went for

was why he

to Dominic, but I have

is the older of you two, yet he has nothing, no position,

that

all, Sylvester; he

shadow for the

know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that

worked on his insecurities and used

was happy you locked

birth to

ever think otherwise,” She said and bowed

sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned

knew she went to the west because of

her part, and I commend

but I can’t say the

next alpha, and he has a grudge against this

Devin, his mother was taken by your father,” she said and looked

to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let her

and she

is pale,” She said with concern, and

said she will be fine,” I said, and she

I examine her?” She asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided

nails; Tamia stirred

doctor take a blood sample?” She

and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I

system is fighting whatever was

is pregnant,” I

grin spread across her

softly and looked at Tamia

me another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia would be that nice

going to tell me something about

moved to the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

were

Jake’s younger

was stunning

join his harem and reluctantly

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava

to

bitch because she almost took my husband

it as an act

a way of reducing

her too, and Gretchen

she pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She

that my mother’s selective memory was her

with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she

cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in this

come to plead with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked,

touching Ava, and it bothered her,”

in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,” she said, and I