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 she must

said, and she

misbehaved the last time, and I

is at serious crime, and I

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused you

a

was angry, but I don’t hate

family home to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with

and actions hurt

though she didn’t say it, I could

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

was the only one that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one

been a problem for me, so it was easy to think he would

made me question

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

am disappointed in you,

would say you didn’t birth me with

over me; you never have

not

to both

threatened to disown him if he went for

was why

say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for

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

that

have it all,

in your shadow for the rest

so he is always

has worked on his insecurities and used

happy you locked

birth to both of

not ever think otherwise,” She said and bowed

but I am really concerned for

to the west

thing to do on her part,

vindictive, but I can’t say the same for Donald

he has a

taken by your

realised she wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to

it down, and

pale,” She said with concern,

I said, and

asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel

Tamia’s forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not

blood sample?” She asked, and

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

need for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was

I confirmed, and she

grin spread across

softly and

said, and I doubted Tamia would be that

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

moved to the couch area, and

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought as

Jake’s younger

stunning and

to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

his bedmates, and Ava

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

bitch because she almost took my husband from

not see it as an act of kindness on her

as a way of reducing

thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying

with Maurice to remain in his service and continue

my mother’s selective memory

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

murdered Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart

with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice,

stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she said

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