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 she must

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

the last time, and I

crime, and I knew they

with Dominic if he

a fool

angry, but I don’t hate

I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was a

and actions

didn’t say it, I could see

words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said,

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

was easy to think he

made me

me look at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising

disappointed in you,

say you didn’t birth

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

“Do not say

to both

if he went for the

was why he

but I have to feel

he has nothing, no position,

that get

have it all, Sylvester;

live in your shadow for

I know it gets to him, so he is

has worked on his insecurities

you

to both

ever think otherwise,” She said

am sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

to the west because

a brave thing to do on her

can’t say the same for Donald

he has

was taken by your father,” she said

supposed to hear, so

keep it down, and she looked at

is pale,” She said with concern, and I

be fine,” I said, and she looked

her?” She asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I

Tamia’s forehead and palm and checked her nails;

a blood sample?”

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

her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it,

I confirmed, and

wide grin spread across

said softly and

chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia would

were going to tell me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I

couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

Gretchen were brought

Jake’s

stunning

eagerly drafted her to join his harem

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava got

being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and Maurice considered

bitch because she almost

see it as an act

it as a way of reducing her

Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to

and continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped

was clear that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

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

Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade

instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly

Maurice had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she said and bowed her

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