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.

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

and

I misbehaved the last time, and I am

was just that treason is at serious crime, and I knew they would want to

deal with Dominic if he caused you

a

was angry, but I

was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore,

words and actions hurt

say it,

called her a whore, among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I

that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one that urged me to dig instead of

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

was Tamia that made me

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

disappointed in you,

looking from the outside would say you

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

not say

to

him if

was why

Dominic, but I have

two, yet he has nothing, no

like that get

it all, Sylvester; he has

in your shadow for the

he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so

worked on his

happy you locked

birth to

not ever think otherwise,” She said and bowed her

but I am really concerned

went to the

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

but I can’t say the same for Donald

the next alpha, and he has a grudge

by

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

and she looked at Tamia, where

said with

said she will be fine,” I

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

her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not

the doctor take a blood sample?” She asked, and I

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

whatever was introduced into

pregnant,” I

grin spread

she said softly and looked at Tamia

I doubted

something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and she

moved to the couch area, and

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she

were brought

was Jake’s younger

was stunning and a

her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

of all his bedmates, and Ava got

pleaded with Maurice to

that bitch because she almost took my husband from

see it as an act of kindness on

it as a way

liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to

pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm

clear that my mother’s selective memory was her

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

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

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

Maurice had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,”

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