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, and I knew she must

you care?” I said, and she sighed and

misbehaved the last time,

is at serious crime, and I knew they would want

to deal with Dominic if he caused you

a

angry, but

just went to my family home to calm down and think things through.” She said, and I knew she was being honest, but

words and actions

she didn’t say it, I could

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

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

it was easy to think he would pull off that

that made me

one that made me look at other factors,

am disappointed in

say you

never have my back,”

not say that,

gave birth to both

if he

was why he

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

you two, yet he has nothing, no position, no charge and

that

all,

live in your shadow for the rest of his

to him, so he

worked on his insecurities

was happy you locked the

gave birth to

ever think otherwise,” She said and bowed

sorry about Tamia, but I

went to the west because

to do on her part, and I commend her, but

but I can’t say

next alpha, and he has a

mother was taken by your father,” she said and looked

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

her to keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

is pale,” She said with concern, and I

I said, and she looked

She asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since

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

doctor take a blood

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

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

is pregnant,” I confirmed,

wide grin spread across

softly and looked at Tamia

and I doubted Tamia would be that nice again, but I

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

to the couch

“Yes, Ava Brighton.

bitch…” she

Gretchen were

was Jake’s

was stunning

her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted

of all his bedmates, and

she pleaded with Maurice to send her

because she almost took my husband from

not see it as an act of kindness

saw it as a way of reducing

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

and continue to warm his bed,”

mother’s selective memory was her coping

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

murdered Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart

had come to plead with Maurice to let her say, and instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking

it bothered her,” she said and bowed her

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