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

and she sighed and

I misbehaved the last time, and

just that treason is at serious crime, and

deal with Dominic if he caused you

are a fool for

but I

she was being honest,

“Your words and

didn’t say

among other things; words like

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

has been a problem for me, so it was easy to think he

Tamia that made me question the

made me look at other factors, yet you were

disappointed in you,

outside would say you didn’t birth

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

“Do not

birth to both

threatened to disown him if he went

was why

hurtful things to Dominic, but

you two, yet he has nothing,

like that get to

all, Sylvester;

in your shadow for

he is always eager to prove that

worked on his insecurities and

happy you locked the douchebag

gave birth to both of

ever think otherwise,” She

but I am really

to the west because of

to do on her

but I can’t say the

he has a grudge against

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

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

keep it down, and she looked at

She said with concern,

she will be fine,” I said, and she

not know how Tamia would

nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep

take a blood sample?” She asked, and I

of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she

is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She

pregnant,” I confirmed, and

grin spread

and looked

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

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

the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

Gretchen were brought

Jake’s

was stunning and a

eagerly drafted her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

of all his bedmates, and

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

bitch because she almost

did not see it as an act of kindness on

saw it as a way of

her too, and Gretchen was only trying

pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped

mother’s selective memory was her coping

their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method was

driving a silver blade

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

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

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