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.

is wrong with her?” She asked, and I knew

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

the last time, and I am

at serious crime, and I

Dominic if

are a

was angry, but

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

though she didn’t say it,

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

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

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

Tamia that made

at other factors, yet

am disappointed in

say you didn’t birth

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

“Do not

to

threatened to disown him if he went

was why he

say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel

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

that

have it all, Sylvester; he

shadow for the rest of

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

has worked on his insecurities

happy you locked the

to

think otherwise,” She said and bowed

Tamia, but I am really concerned

went to the west because of

do on her part, and I commend her,

isn’t vindictive, but I can’t

he

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

I realised she wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let her

down, and

is pale,” She said with concern, and

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

mind if I examine her?” She asked, and I did not know how Tamia

and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in

the doctor take a blood sample?” She

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

system is fighting whatever was

is pregnant,” I

wide grin spread across her

and looked

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

me something about Donald

to the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

were brought as

was Jake’s younger

stunning

drafted her to join his harem and

Gretchen of all his

thought she was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her

because she almost

did not see it as an act of kindness on her

as a

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

in his service and continue to

mother’s selective

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

driving a silver blade through her heart in

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

and it bothered

the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her