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

of the heart that she shattered and moved on? I

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

she was doing, if she was okay, and what

children? Was she happy? Those

of her abandonment returned to me as I fought back

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

rang, and it snapped me

and it

first thing in the morning, but many things distracted me from contacting

finally called

Lord, Bricks noticed he was trailed,

she confessed, and I was sad

will happen now?” I

why I called

council’s spokesman Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I felt relief

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

and put the council in

wondered why he quickly gave up

he tell you all of this?” I

him and told him

for information.” She said, and I

someone

here secretly for questioning,” I told her and hung

my fingers through my hair, feeling

but my

Susan thing had

much happening at

to stop, but I knew it wouldn’t, and it

Mikhailov arrested, but I would instead do it after the

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

be relaxed and follow their

could

to some documents in the office and

Marcel and Theo at

needed

so hard until I was

to free

and wondered what I

horse back to the stables when it was dinner

me with her green eyes; she was worried; I

next to

not seen her the whole

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

said to me, and I rubbed her back

said to her, releasing my mind to

and are

was the one that sent him the money, and they are funding a group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge

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

about Jacob?” He asked, and I shook my

him continue to believe

them to make more

to watch him and

I said, and Marcel

rest of the meal in

in high

and I got up to

silence, and she did

could not read

could not tell if she was angry or

the room, and she went to the

went to check my computer for emails, but there

exited the bathroom in her night

taken a quick shower, and she

me with a smile, and

through me because I realised she was

mad at