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.

of her, and it has

return now when I had picked up the pieces of the heart that she shattered and moved

know how I would act when I saw her, and I did not know how I would

she was doing, if she was okay, and what she looked like

Was

to me as I fought back my anger and tears sitting in

mind link so I could

it snapped me out of the deep thought I was

I said, and it

should have called her first thing in the morning, but many things distracted me

finally

he was trailed, so he tried to

confessed, and I was sad because

will happen now?” I asked her, and she

is why I called

said he works for the council’s spokesman Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I felt relief wash through me as I finally

that seeks democracy and Liberation,” She said, and I was

to eliminate the lordship and put the council in charge while the regions

quickly gave up names and told Noel

tell you all of this?”

tortured him and told him he would be tried

exchange for information.” She said, and I realised

sound like someone that believed in the

him here secretly for questioning,” I

my hair, feeling frustrated and

was good news, but my heart wasn’t

Susan thing had destabilised

at once, and I needed a

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

tempted to have Jacob Mikhailov arrested, but

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

to be relaxed and follow

we could catch

documents in the

training, I joined Marcel and Theo at the

and I needed

so hard until I was

trying to free my mind of what

sat by the cliff and

stables when it was

room, and Tamia looked at me with her green eyes; she was worried; I could tell, but she did not say

to sit next to her, and she smiled

seen her the whole day, and I felt

acting like this? What was I worried about? “You locked everyone

and I rubbed her back gently, then began to

alright, my love,” I said to her, releasing my mind to

are bringing

wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge and liberate the people of

her to bring him here so we can interrogate him properly,”

asked, and I shook

to believe his secret is

to make

to watch him and study his

I said,

ate the rest of

was apparent that I wasn’t in high spirits, but I tried to keep it

and Tamia and

walked in silence, and she did not utter

could not read

not tell if she was angry or just giving me

entered the room, and

went to check my computer for emails, but there was

she had exited the bathroom

taken a quick

She asked me with a smile,

me because I

wasn’t mad at