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.

is wrong with her?” She asked, and I knew she

I said, and

the last time, and I am

at serious crime, and I knew they would want

deal with Dominic if he caused you

are a fool

angry, but

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

and actions hurt her,

though she didn’t say it, I could

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

it? She was the one

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

was Tamia that made me

factors, yet you were busy antagonising

disappointed in

outside would say you didn’t

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

“Do not say

to

if

why he

things to Dominic, but I

is the older of you two, yet he

that get to

all, Sylvester;

has to live in your shadow for the rest

so he is always

has worked on his insecurities

was happy you locked

to both of

She said and

about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

she went to the west because of

to do on her

vindictive, but I can’t say

next alpha, and he has a grudge against

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 my room

down, and she looked at Tamia, where

is pale,” She said with concern, and I

said she will be fine,” I

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

and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her

doctor take a blood sample?”

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

is fighting whatever was introduced into

I confirmed,

grin spread across her

said softly and looked

said, and I doubted Tamia would be

to tell me something about

to the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

were brought as

Jake’s

was stunning and

father eagerly drafted her to join his harem and

all his bedmates, and

was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her

she almost

as an act of kindness on her

it as a way of reducing

bitch thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only

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

clear that my mother’s selective

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, but I held

a silver blade through

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 bowed

locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,” she