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.

is wrong with her?” She asked, and I knew

care?” I said, and she sighed and bowed

know I misbehaved the last time, and I

that treason is at serious crime, and I

to deal with Dominic if he caused

a fool for

was angry, but I don’t hate

and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was

“Your words and actions hurt her,

she didn’t say

other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said,

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

has been a problem for me, so it was easy

that made me question

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

am disappointed in you,

would say you didn’t birth me

me; you never have my back,” I

not say

gave birth to

disown him if he went

why

say hurtful things to Dominic, but

is the older of you two, yet he has nothing,

that get

it all, Sylvester; he

your shadow for

him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so he can feel

on his insecurities

was happy you locked the

to both of

otherwise,” She said and bowed her

am sorry about Tamia, but I am

she went to the west

was a brave thing to do on her part,

vindictive, but I can’t say

the next alpha, and he has

taken by your father,” she said and

realised she wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to

to keep it down, and she looked at

said

fine,” I said,

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

palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not wake

take a blood sample?” She asked, and

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

fighting whatever was introduced into

I confirmed, and

grin spread

and

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

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

to the couch area, and

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

were

was Jake’s

was stunning and

drafted her to join his harem and reluctantly

his bedmates, and Ava

Maurice to send her sister

bitch because she almost took

as an act of

it as a

liked her too, and Gretchen

to remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped away

clear that my mother’s selective

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

Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade

instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed

it bothered

had her locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her