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

care?” I said, and

I misbehaved the last time, and I

that treason is at serious crime, and I knew they

to deal with Dominic

a fool for

was angry, but

things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but

“Your words and actions hurt her,

didn’t say

among other things; words like

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

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

Tamia that made me

the one that made me look at other factors,

am disappointed

would say you didn’t birth me with how

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

not

birth to

threatened to disown him if he went

why he

but

he has nothing, no position, no

like that

all, Sylvester;

in your shadow for the rest of his

I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so

on his insecurities and

was happy you locked

to both of

otherwise,” She said and bowed her

sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

to the west because

thing to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am

isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say the

the next alpha, and he has a grudge

taken by your father,” she

weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let her

signalled her to keep it down, and she looked

She said

be fine,” I said, and she looked at

not know how Tamia would

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

the doctor take a blood sample?” She asked,

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

“No need for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was

I confirmed,

spread

and looked

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

tell me something about

to the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought

Jake’s

was stunning and a

drafted her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

his bedmates,

Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and Maurice considered

that bitch because she

as an act of kindness on her

it as a way of reducing

and Gretchen was only trying to get rid of

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

mother’s selective memory was her coping

say he had to sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead

cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in this room,”

to plead with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found

and it bothered her,” she said and bowed

went to her cell and took her life,” she said, and I was