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

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

know I misbehaved the last time, and I

at serious crime, and I knew they would want

deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

was angry, but I don’t hate

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

and actions hurt

didn’t say

among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said, and she

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

me, so it was

that made

was the one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making her

disappointed in

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

him over me; you never have

“Do not say that,

gave birth to both of

him if he went for the

was why he

to Dominic, but

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

like that

it all, Sylvester; he

your shadow for the rest of his

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

his insecurities and used

was happy you

birth to

think otherwise,” She said and bowed

sorry about Tamia, but

to the

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

I can’t say the

he has a grudge against

his mother was taken by your father,” she

I realised she wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to

her to keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

pale,” She said with concern, and I

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

Tamia would feel about it,

forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in

the doctor take a blood sample?”

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

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

I confirmed, and

spread across

softly and looked

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

to tell me something about

the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

and Gretchen were brought as

was Jake’s

stunning

her to join his harem and

all his bedmates, and

with Maurice to

that bitch because she almost

it as an act of kindness

it as a way of reducing

her too, and Gretchen was only trying to get rid

in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped away

my mother’s

ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his

murdered Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart

with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding

stopped touching Ava, and it bothered

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