Shadows of Destiny

Dilemma ~Sylvester~ I remained speechless in my office, and my mother stared at me.

She looked genuinely worried, and I knew why.

I wanted to speak, but she interrupted me.

“That girl has been through a lot, and she loves you with all her heart, Sylvester, do not break Tamia’s heart,” She said with tears forming in her eyes.

“I used to want a daughter so badly, but I never had one.

Tamia feels like my blood.” She said and wiped away her tears.

“I love her, Sylvester, and I love what you two have.

Please,” She said and put her hand together to beg me.

“Do not break my Tamia’s heart.

I know Susan is your first love, and you never got over her, but please; Tamia deserves better.

Your wedding and claiming ceremony is seven weeks from now; please do not disappoint her and me.

If you do, I will leave with her and my grandchild, and I will forget that you are my son,” She said with conviction in her eyes, and I knew she wasn’t lying.

3 “Why do you think I will be conflicted where Susan is concerned?” I asked her, and she composed herself.

“Because you keep your promises, Sylvester.

You swore you would never settle down until she came back.

You said you would find her and bring her back to make her your luna.

You have remained single all this while, and that bitch Pamela said everything isn’t set in stone.

Please, my son.

Susan gave up on you and ran away.

She should have hung around, fated or not.

She should have waited to see what you would do, but she had no faith in you and left you alone with nothing but a letter and a broken heart.

Do not destroy Tamia for her sake.

I plead with you.

I know you had a strong feeling for that girl, but she isn’t worth it.

Please,” She said, and I felt terrible that my mother would think I would hurt Tamia for Susan’s sake.

“I love Tamia, and she is carrying my baby.

I can never hurt her,” I said, and she nodded.

She did not believe me, it was in her eyes, and it annoyed me a bit.

“I am nothing like my father, mother.

I will never hurt the woman I love.

Tamia has no family but us; I can never be cruel.

I will die without her,” I said, and my mother studied my eyes and nodded.

“That was all I came to tell you; I will take my leave now,” she said and got up.

“Mother,” I called her attention, and she stopped to listen to me.

“Do not tell her about Susan.

Allow me to do it myself, please,” I pleaded with her, and she hesitated before nodding, and then she left.

I sat at my desk, and my heart was still racing.

Why would Susan come now after eleven years? Why will she come to the north? Why would Nikolay Sullivan come with her? Was she playing on the Polo team? I remembered how we learned horse riding and played Polo and Polocrosse together.

took an interest in the sport because of her, and it has remained my favourite since

when I had picked up the pieces of the heart that she shattered and moved on?

did not know how I would act when I saw

doing, if she was okay, and what she

children? Was she happy? Those questions crossed my

we did together, and the pain of her abandonment returned to me as I fought back my anger and tears sitting in the

from the mind link so I could gather my thoughts and put my emotions in

it snapped me out of the deep thought I was

I said, and it was

should have called her first thing in the

finally called

noticed he was trailed,

and I was sad because it meant we wouldn’t

happen now?” I asked her,

is why I called

the council’s spokesman Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I felt relief wash through me as I finally had a name that

extremist group that seeks democracy and Liberation,” She said,

and put the council

why he quickly gave up names and

tell you all of this?” I asked her,

and told him he would be

a lesser sentence in exchange for information.” She said, and I realised

not sound like someone that

for questioning,” I

my hair, feeling frustrated and

was good news, but my heart

Susan thing had

so much happening at once, and I needed a

needed the noise to quiet down and the spinning situation to stop, but I knew it wouldn’t, and

arrested, but I would instead

not want to do anything that would disrupt the games or interfere with the investigations that would

the traitors to be relaxed and

could catch

some documents in the office

Marcel and Theo at

mind, and I needed the thought of her to fade

practised so hard until I

to free my mind of what

cliff and wondered what

the stables when it was

dining room, and Tamia looked at me with her green eyes; she was worried;

next to her, and she smiled

her the whole day, and I felt

like this? What was I worried

me, and I rubbed her back gently, then began to plate her

I said to her, releasing my mind

arrested Bricks and are bringing

group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council

her to bring him here so we can interrogate him properly,” I said aloud, and

Jacob?” He asked,

continue to believe his

want them to make

watch him and study

I said,

rest of the meal

apparent that I wasn’t in high

and Tamia and I got up to

in silence, and she did not utter a

could not

not tell if she was

entered the room, and she went to the

check my computer for emails,

done, she had exited the bathroom in her night dress with wet

quick

me with a smile,

wash through me because I realised she

wasn’t mad at