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.

asked, and

do you care?” I said, and

know I misbehaved the last time, and I

just that treason is at serious crime, and I knew they

to deal with Dominic if he caused you

are a fool

but

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

and actions

didn’t say it, I could see

whore, among other things; words like that

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

was easy to think he would pull off

was Tamia that made me

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

disappointed in

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

always side with him over me; you never have my

not

to both

disown him if he went for the

was why

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

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

that get to

have it all, Sylvester; he has

has to live in your shadow for the rest

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

his

you locked the

gave birth to both of

otherwise,” She

about Tamia, but I

went to the west

on her part, and I

can’t say the same for Donald

the next alpha, and he has a

by your father,” she said and looked around

wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so

down, and she looked at

pale,” She said with concern, and

said she will be fine,” I said, and she

mind if I 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

nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not wake

doctor take a blood sample?” She asked, and

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

was

is pregnant,” I

grin spread across

said softly and

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

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

the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

Gretchen were

was Jake’s

was stunning and

eagerly drafted her to join his harem

all his bedmates,

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

she

not see it as an

as a

her too, and Gretchen was only trying to

in his service and continue to warm his bed,”

that my mother’s selective memory was her

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

blade through her heart in this room,” she

finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked,

Ava, and it bothered her,” she said

one drunken night, he went