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.

She asked, and I knew she must

you care?” I said, and she sighed and

know I misbehaved the last time, and I am

at serious crime,

deal with Dominic if he caused

a fool

but I

said, and I knew she was being honest,

words and actions hurt

she didn’t say it, I could see

called her a whore, among other things; words like that don’t

that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one

for me, so it was easy

made

other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and

am disappointed in you,

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

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

“Do not say that,

gave birth to

disown him if he went for the

why

Dominic, but I have to feel

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

that get

have it all, Sylvester;

to live in your shadow for the rest

not your fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so he can

has worked on his insecurities

you locked

gave birth to both of

She said and bowed her

am sorry about Tamia, but I am really

to the west

was a brave thing to do on her part,

I can’t say the same for Donald

and he has a grudge against

like Devin, his mother was taken by your father,” she said and looked

wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my

down, and

She said with

fine,” I said, and she

I did not know how Tamia would feel about it,

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

a blood sample?” She asked, and

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

whatever was introduced into it, “She said and

pregnant,” I confirmed, and

wide grin spread

softly and looked at

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

something about

the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought

was Jake’s

was stunning

drafted her to join his harem and

his bedmates, and Ava got

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

bitch because she almost took my

not see it as an act

as a way of

bitch thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to

continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped

mother’s selective

to sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his

driving a silver blade through her heart

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

touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she said and

had her locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,” she said, and I was