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 must

said, and she sighed and

I misbehaved the last time,

crime, and I

to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

was angry, but I don’t hate

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

“Your words and actions hurt her,

didn’t say it, I could see

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

Dominic didn’t do it? She was the

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

made

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

disappointed

the outside would say you didn’t birth me

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

not

birth to both of

him if he went for the

why he

also say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have

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

like that get to

all, Sylvester; he

shadow for the rest

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

his insecurities and used

happy you locked the

gave birth to

ever think otherwise,” She said and bowed

about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

she went to the west because

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

can’t say the same for

he has a

mother was taken by

weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened

and she looked at Tamia, where she

is pale,” She said with concern, and I

be fine,” I said, and she looked

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

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

blood sample?” She asked,

small amount of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked because

whatever was introduced into it,

pregnant,” I confirmed, and

wide grin spread

and

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

about Donald Brighton, mother,” I

to the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were

Jake’s younger

was stunning and

her to join his harem and reluctantly

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava

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

bitch because she almost

as an

it as a

Gretchen was only

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

that my mother’s selective memory was her

be ahead of them, but here she was admitting

cold blood, driving a silver blade

her say, and instead of finding

had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,”

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