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

said, and she sighed

last time, and

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

threatened to deal with Dominic if

are a

but

went to my family home to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but Tamia wasn’t comfortable with her anymore, and that was a relationship she would

words and actions hurt

say it, I

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

one that believed Dominic didn’t do it?

for me, so it was easy to think he would pull off that

that made me question

factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making her

disappointed

looking from the outside would say you didn’t birth me with

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

not

birth to both

him if he went

was why

hurtful things to Dominic, but I

is the older of you two, yet he has nothing,

that get

it all, Sylvester; he has

in your shadow for

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

worked on his

you locked the

birth to

think otherwise,” She said

“I am sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned for

went to

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

can’t say the same for

the next alpha, and he has a

was taken by

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

down, and she looked at Tamia,

She said with concern, and I

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 I was there,

touched Tamia’s forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in

doctor take a blood sample?” She

think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked

need for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced

I confirmed,

spread

she said softly and looked at Tamia

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

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

the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she

and Gretchen were

was Jake’s younger

stunning and

eagerly drafted her to join his harem

favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates,

thought she was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law

she almost took my husband from

an act of kindness on her

as a way

thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only

his service and continue to warm his bed,” She said and wiped away her

clear that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

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

silver blade through her heart in

and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen

stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she

went to her cell and took her life,” she said, and I