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.

wrong with her?” She asked, and

do you care?” I said, and

the last time, and I am

that treason is at serious crime, and I knew they would want to kill

with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

angry, but I

said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was a

“Your words and actions

say it, I could

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

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

was easy to think he would

was Tamia that made

factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making her

am disappointed in

the outside would say you

you never have my back,” I said, tears streaming

“Do not say that,

gave birth to both

disown him if he

was why he

but I

he has nothing, no position, no charge

that get to

it all, Sylvester; he has

to live in your shadow for

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

has worked on his insecurities and

was happy you locked

birth to both

think otherwise,” She said

am sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

went to the west because

thing to do on her part, and I commend

but I can’t say

the next alpha, and he has

Devin, his mother was 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 my room and let

down, and she

She said with

fine,” I said, and she looked

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

forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in

a blood sample?”

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

for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it,

I confirmed, and

wide grin spread across

said softly and looked at Tamia

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

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

the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

were

was Jake’s younger

stunning

eagerly drafted her to join

of all his

nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister

hated that bitch because she almost took

it as an act of kindness on her

it as a way of reducing

Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying

she pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She

my mother’s selective memory was

ahead of them, but here

cold blood, driving a silver blade through her

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

Ava, and it bothered her,” she

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