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.

her?” She asked, and I knew

do you care?” I said, and she sighed

I misbehaved the last time, and I

treason is at serious crime, and I knew they

deal with Dominic if he caused you

a fool

but I don’t

and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was a relationship she would have to

words and actions

she didn’t say

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

was the 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

Tamia that made me question the

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

am disappointed in

outside would say you didn’t birth me with

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

not say

birth to both

to disown him if he went

why

to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry

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

that get to

it all, Sylvester;

live in your shadow for the rest of

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

his insecurities and

you locked the

to both

not ever think otherwise,” She said and

“I am sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned

she went to the west because

to do on her part,

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

and he has a

his mother was taken by your father,”

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

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

pale,” She said with

said she will be fine,” I said, and

not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided

palm and checked her nails;

the doctor take a blood sample?” She asked,

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

was introduced into it, “She

I confirmed, and she

grin spread across her

she said softly and looked at Tamia

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

me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I

the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she

and Gretchen were brought as

was Jake’s younger

was stunning

eagerly drafted her to join his harem and

all his

was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her

because she almost

it as an act of kindness on

a way of reducing her

Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to get rid

service and continue to

that my mother’s

and be ahead of

Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade through her

to let her say, and instead of finding

it bothered her,” she said and

drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,” she said, and