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

do you care?” I said, and she sighed and bowed

I misbehaved the last time, and

is at serious crime, and I knew they would

Dominic if he caused you

a fool

was angry, but I don’t hate

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

words and actions hurt her,

didn’t say it, I could

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

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

me, so it was easy

was Tamia that made

me look at other factors, yet

disappointed in you,

outside would say you didn’t birth me with how you

side with him over me; you never have my back,”

“Do not say that,

birth to

disown him if he went

was why he

Dominic, but

you two, yet he has nothing,

that get

it all, Sylvester; he has

in your shadow for the rest of

gets to him, so he is

his insecurities and used

you

to

otherwise,” She said and bowed

about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

she went to the west because

thing to do on her part,

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

alpha, and he has a grudge against

was taken by your father,” she said and

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

her to keep it down, and she

She said with concern, and

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

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

palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did

a blood sample?” She asked, and I

poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was

for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She said and patted her hair

pregnant,” I confirmed, and she

grin spread

softly and

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

me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and she

to the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought as

Jake’s younger

was stunning and a

her to join his harem and reluctantly

his bedmates,

nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her

that bitch because she almost took my

see it as an act of kindness on

it as a way of reducing her

Gretchen was

remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,”

was clear that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

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

a silver blade through her heart in this

Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed

and it bothered her,” she said and bowed her

up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went