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

of the heart that she shattered

know how I would act when I

was doing, if she was okay, and

married? Did she have children? Was she happy?

to me as I fought

mind link so I could gather my thoughts and put my

me out of

and it was

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

had finally

Lord, Bricks noticed he was trailed,

him,” she confessed, and I was sad because it meant we wouldn’t

what will happen now?” I asked her, and she

is why I

She said, and I felt relief

extremist group that seeks democracy and Liberation,” She

the council

he quickly gave up names and told

of this?”

him he would be tried

in exchange for information.” She said, and I

sound like someone that believed

well, transport him here secretly for questioning,” I told her

my hair, feeling frustrated and

was good news, but my

thing had

at once, and I

noise to quiet down and the spinning situation to stop, but

have Jacob Mikhailov arrested, but I would instead do it after the

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

needed the traitors to be relaxed and

we could catch

some documents in the office and went to

joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to

plagued my mind, and I needed the thought

hard until I

and remained outside, trying to free my

and wondered

when it was

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

to sit next to

not seen her the whole day, and I felt

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

alright,” She said to me, and I rubbed her back gently, then began to plate her

love,” I said to her, releasing my

and are bringing

Jacob Mikhailov was the one that sent him the money, and they are funding a group that wants to

so we can interrogate him properly,” I said aloud, and

about Jacob?” He asked, and

continue to believe his

them to make more

watch him

I said,

the rest of the meal

high spirits, but I

finished, and Tamia and I got up

silence, and she did not utter

could not

was angry or just giving me

and she went

check my computer for

I was done, she had exited the bathroom in her night

had taken a quick

me with a

I realised she was just giving me

wasn’t mad at