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.

asked, and I knew she

I said, and she sighed

misbehaved the last time, and

crime, and I knew

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool

was angry, but I don’t hate

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

words and actions hurt

didn’t say it, I

called her a whore, among other things; words like

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

a problem for me, so it was

Tamia that made

one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her

disappointed in you,

the outside would say you didn’t birth

side with him over me; you never have

“Do not

birth to both

if he went

was why he

also say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to

two, yet he has nothing, no

like that get to

all, Sylvester; he

shadow for the

it gets to him, so he is always

worked on his insecurities and

happy you

birth to both of

She said and

am sorry about Tamia, but I am really concerned

she went to the

do on her part, and I

I can’t say the same for

alpha, and he has a grudge against this

by your father,” she said and

weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room

her to keep it down, and

said with concern, and

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

I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided it wouldn’t

and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not

a blood sample?”

poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was

for alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it, “She said and patted

I

grin spread across

she said softly and

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

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

to the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

Gretchen were

Jake’s

stunning and a

father eagerly drafted her to join his harem

all his bedmates, and Ava got

she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and Maurice

bitch because she almost took my

as an act of kindness on

as a way

Gretchen was only trying to get rid of

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

my mother’s selective memory

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

driving a silver blade

come to plead with 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 and bowed

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