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.

with her?” She asked, and I knew she must have

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

last time,

crime, and I knew they would want to kill

deal with Dominic if he caused you

a fool

angry, but I don’t

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

“Your words and actions

say it, I could

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

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

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

Tamia that made me

at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and

disappointed in

would say you didn’t birth me with how you

have my back,”

“Do not

birth to both

to disown him if he went for

was why

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

he has

that get to

have it all, Sylvester; he has

in your shadow

he is always eager to prove that

worked on his insecurities and

happy you locked

gave birth to both of

ever think otherwise,” She

am sorry about Tamia, but I

she went to the west because of

do on her part,

but I can’t say the same for Donald

he has a grudge

his mother was taken by your father,”

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

keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

is pale,” She said with concern, and

fine,” I said, and she looked

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

forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia

doctor take a blood

small amount of poison, and I also think she is

was introduced into it, “She said and patted her

is pregnant,” I confirmed, and she

wide grin spread

softly and looked

she will give me another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia would be that nice

something about Donald Brighton,

to the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

Gretchen were brought

Jake’s

stunning and

eagerly drafted her to join

all his bedmates, and Ava

was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send

because she almost took my

it as an act of kindness

it as a way of reducing her

too, and Gretchen

with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to

my mother’s selective memory

sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she

blood, driving a silver blade

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

touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she said

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