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.

her?” She asked, and I knew

you care?” I said, and she

know I misbehaved the last time, and I

serious crime, and I knew they

with Dominic if he caused you

are a

but I don’t

went to my family home to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but

“Your words and actions hurt her,

say it, I could see

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

that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was

for me, so it was easy to think he would pull

Tamia that made

the one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and

disappointed

looking from the outside would say you didn’t birth me with how you

him over me; you never have my back,” I said, tears

not

gave birth to both of

if he went for

was why he

to Dominic, but I have to feel

of you two, yet he has

like that get to

have it all, Sylvester; he has

has to live in your shadow for

not your fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to

has worked on his insecurities and used

was happy you locked the douchebag

to both of

think otherwise,” She said

sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

knew she went to the west because

was a brave thing to do on her part, and I

vindictive, but I can’t

alpha, and he has a grudge against

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

tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let her

it down, and she looked at

She said with

fine,” I said,

how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided it wouldn’t be

touched Tamia’s forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in

a blood sample?” She asked,

a small amount of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she

alarm; her system is fighting whatever was

is pregnant,” I confirmed,

wide grin spread

she said softly and looked at

she will give me another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia

were going to tell me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I

to the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

and Gretchen were brought

was Jake’s

stunning

eagerly drafted her to join his harem and

favoured Gretchen of all his

nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and

that bitch because she

see it as an

it as a way of reducing her

her too, and Gretchen was

service and continue to warm

clear that my mother’s selective

ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method was fucked up, but

a silver blade through her heart in this room,” she

finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly

Ava, and it

he went to her cell and took her life,”