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.

an interest in the sport because of her, and it

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

I saw her, and I did not know how I

how she was doing, if she was okay, and

children? Was she

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

everyone from the mind link so I could

it snapped me out of the deep thought I

I said, and

the morning, but many things

had finally

was trailed, so he tried

to get involved and arrest him,” she confessed, and I was sad because it meant

I asked her, and she

is why I

felt relief wash through

democracy and Liberation,” She said, and I was

and put the council in charge while the regions

he quickly gave up names and told

you all of this?” I asked her,

him

in exchange for information.” She said, and I realised he wasn’t as loyal as his

not sound like someone that believed

well, transport him here secretly for questioning,” I

fingers through my hair,

but my heart wasn’t

thing had

much happening at once, and

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

was tempted to have Jacob Mikhailov arrested, but I would instead

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

traitors to be relaxed

could catch

to some documents in the office and went

training, I joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to

and I needed the thought of

so hard until I was

outside, trying to free

the cliff and wondered

horse back to the stables when it

green eyes; she was worried; I could tell, but she did

next to her,

not seen her the whole

was I worried about? “You locked everyone out of

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

to her, releasing

are bringing

money, and they are funding a group that wants to

here so we can interrogate him

about Jacob?” He asked, and I

continue to

them to make

watch him and study his activities and

could help.” I said,

of the meal

in high spirits, but I tried to keep

we finished, and Tamia and I got up to

she did not utter

could not

if she was angry

and she went to the

to check my computer for emails,

I was done, she had exited the bathroom in her

had taken a quick shower, and she

asked me with a smile,

I realised she

mad