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.

She asked, and I knew

I said, and

misbehaved the last time, and I

serious crime, and I knew they would want

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool

was angry, but I

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

words and actions hurt her,

didn’t say it, I could see

words like

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

so it was easy to think he would

made me question

at other factors, yet you were busy

am disappointed in

you didn’t birth me

with him over me; you never have my back,” I

“Do not

to both

him if he

was why

things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for

yet he has nothing, no position, no charge

that

it all, Sylvester;

your shadow for the rest of

it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so he can feel

on his insecurities and used

was happy you locked the

to both

think otherwise,” She said and bowed her

sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned

to the west

on her part,

isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say the same for

is the next alpha, and he has a grudge against this

taken by your father,” she said and looked around

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

and she looked at Tamia, where

pale,” She said with concern, and

will be fine,” I said, and she looked at

and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there,

nails;

the doctor take a blood

ingested a small amount of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked

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

is pregnant,” I

wide grin spread across

softly and looked at Tamia

will give me another chance.” She said, and I doubted

tell me something about Donald Brighton, mother,”

to the couch area, and

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

were brought

Jake’s younger

was stunning and

her to join his harem

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava

pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back

she almost took my

as an

saw it as a way

thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying

continue to warm his bed,”

my mother’s selective memory was

husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method was fucked up, but I held

blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in

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

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

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