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.

with her?” She asked, and I

I said, and she sighed and bowed

know I misbehaved the last time, and I

treason is at serious crime, and I knew they would

Dominic if he caused you

are a fool

angry, but I don’t

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

“Your words and

though she didn’t say it, I could see

words like that don’t

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

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

that made me question

the one that made me look at other factors, yet

am disappointed

you didn’t birth me

with him over me; you never have

not say

birth to both

him if he

was why he

say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for

the older of you two, yet he has nothing, no position, no charge

that get to

all,

your shadow for the rest of his

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

has worked on his insecurities

was happy you locked

gave birth to both

think otherwise,” She

“I am sorry about Tamia, but I

to the west because of

her

vindictive, but I can’t

next alpha, and he has a grudge

mother was taken by your father,”

realised she wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and

down, and she looked at Tamia, where she was

She said

fine,” I said, and she looked at

not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I

forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep

blood

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

system is fighting whatever was introduced

pregnant,” I confirmed, and

grin spread

softly and looked at Tamia

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

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

couch area,

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she said

were brought as

Jake’s younger

was stunning and

her to join

of all his bedmates,

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

bitch because she almost took my husband from

an act of kindness on

a way of reducing

liked her too, and Gretchen

pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm

that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

he 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

a silver blade through her heart in this room,”

to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly fucked, and

had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered her,” she said and bowed her

drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,” she said,