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.

wrong with her?” She asked, and

said, and she sighed and

the last time, and

serious crime, and

to deal with Dominic

a fool

was 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 comfortable with her anymore, and that was a relationship she would have to fix

and actions

though she didn’t say it, I could see

called her a whore, among other things; words like that

one that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one that urged me to dig instead of passing

problem for me, so it was easy to think he would

Tamia that made me

the one that made me look at other factors, yet you were

am disappointed in

outside would say you didn’t birth

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

“Do not say

gave birth to

disown him if he went for

was why he

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

older of you two, yet he

like that get

have it all, Sylvester; he

has to live in your shadow

to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so

worked on his insecurities

happy you locked the

birth to both

think otherwise,” She said

“I am sorry about Tamia, but I am really

to the west

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

but I can’t say the same

and he has a grudge

was taken by your father,” she said

tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened

keep it down, and she

pale,” She said with

fine,” I said, and

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

her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not wake

a blood

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

whatever was introduced into it, “She said and patted her

I confirmed, and

wide grin spread

she said softly and looked at Tamia

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

going to tell me something about Donald Brighton,

moved to the couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought

was Jake’s younger

was stunning and

to join his

his bedmates,

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

hated that bitch because she almost took my husband

did not see it as an

as a way of reducing her

Gretchen was only trying to get rid of

his service and continue to warm his bed,” She said

my mother’s selective memory was her

had to sleep 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

blood, driving a silver blade

finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly

and it bothered

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