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.

She asked,

you care?” I said, and she sighed

know I misbehaved the last time,

just that treason is at serious crime, and

threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused

are a fool for

but I

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

“Your words and actions hurt

didn’t say it, I could

things; words like that don’t get

it? She was the one that urged me

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

was Tamia that made

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

am disappointed in

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

you never have my back,” I said, tears streaming down her

not

birth to both

him if he went for the

was why

but I have to feel sorry

you two, yet he has nothing, no position,

like that

all, Sylvester;

has to live in your shadow for the rest of his

fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you

worked on his insecurities and

was happy you locked the

to both

otherwise,” She said

am sorry about Tamia, but I am really

she went to the west because

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

vindictive, but I can’t

alpha, and he has a

mother was 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

it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

pale,” She said

will be fine,” I

you mind if I examine her?” She asked, and I did not know how Tamia

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

a blood sample?” She asked, and

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

alarm; her system is fighting whatever was introduced into it,

pregnant,” I confirmed,

spread across her

and looked

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

about

the couch area, and she

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

she said

and Gretchen were

was Jake’s

stunning

her to join

of all his

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

that bitch because she almost took my

an act of kindness on her

saw it as a way of reducing

bitch thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to get rid

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

was clear that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

to sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead

driving a silver blade through her heart in this room,” she said, looking

with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen

Maurice had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she

and one drunken night, he went to