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.

with her?” She asked, and I knew she

care?” I said, and she sighed and bowed

know I misbehaved the last time, and

at serious crime, and I knew they would want to

to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

was angry, but I

family home 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

and actions

she didn’t say

a whore, among other things; words like

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

was easy to think he would pull

was Tamia that made me question the

at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making

disappointed in you,

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

have my

not say

gave birth to both of

to disown him if he went

was why

say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to

of you two, yet he has

like that get to

it all, Sylvester; he

has to live in your shadow for the rest of

so he is

his

happy you locked the

birth to both

not ever think otherwise,” She said and

sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned

to the west because of

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

isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say

alpha, and he has

like Devin, his mother was taken by your father,”

to hear, so I

signalled her to keep it down, and

She said with concern, and

be fine,” I said, and

I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I

and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did

blood sample?” She asked,

think she

need for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She said and patted her hair

is pregnant,” I confirmed, and

spread

she said softly and

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

tell me something about Donald

to the couch area, and

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

were

was Jake’s younger

stunning and

eagerly drafted her to join his harem

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava got

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

because she almost took my

not see it as an act of kindness on her

as a way of reducing her

her too, and Gretchen

and continue to warm his bed,” She said and

my mother’s selective memory was her coping

had to sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method was fucked up, but I held

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

and instead of finding Maurice,

touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she

dungeon, and one drunken night, he went