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

you care?” I said, and she

the last

that treason is at serious crime, and I knew they would

to deal with Dominic if he

are a

but

was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t

“Your words and actions hurt her,

she didn’t say it, I could

among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said,

Dominic didn’t do it? She

has been a problem for me, so it was easy to think he would pull off that

was Tamia that made me

one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy

disappointed in

would say you didn’t

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

not say that,

birth to both

disown him if

why he

say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for

yet he has nothing, no position,

like that get

all, Sylvester; he

shadow

is not your fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed

on his insecurities

you

gave birth to

She

about Tamia, but I am really concerned

knew she went to the west

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

can’t say the same

and he has

Devin, his mother was taken by your father,”

people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let

keep it down, and

pale,” She said with concern, and I

she will be fine,” I said,

I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided it wouldn’t be

nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not wake

take a blood sample?” She asked, and I

of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked because she could be

alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She said and

pregnant,” I

spread across her

softly and looked at Tamia

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

to tell me something about Donald Brighton,

moved to the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

Gretchen were brought

was Jake’s

was stunning and a

eagerly drafted her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

Gretchen of all his

she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister

because she almost took my husband

it as an

as a

thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only

to remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She

clear that my mother’s

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 fucked up,

Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in this room,” she said, looking

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

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

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