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 said, and she sighed and bowed her

last

serious crime, and I knew they would want

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

but

to my family home to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t

and

she didn’t say it, I could see

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

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

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

was Tamia that made me

factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making her feel

am disappointed in

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

you never have my back,” I said, tears streaming down

“Do not say

to both of

disown him if he went for the

why

but I have to feel sorry

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

that

it all, Sylvester; he

has to live in your shadow for

gets to him, so he is always

worked on his insecurities and

happy you

birth to both of

She said

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

to the

brave thing to do on her part, and

I can’t say the same for

alpha, and he has a

was taken by your

other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door

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

said with concern, and

fine,” I

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

Tamia’s forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did

doctor take a blood sample?” She asked,

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

“No need for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She

pregnant,” I confirmed, and she

grin spread

said softly and looked

another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia would be

tell me something about

the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought

Jake’s younger

stunning

join his harem and reluctantly

of all his bedmates,

nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back

she almost took

as an act

as a way of reducing her

her too, and Gretchen was only trying

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

my mother’s selective memory

their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here

blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in this room,” she

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

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

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