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.

because of

return now when I had picked up the pieces of the

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

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

she married? Did she have children? Was she happy? Those

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

could gather my

it snapped me out of the deep

and

have called her first thing in the morning, but many

finally

Lord, Bricks noticed he was trailed, so he tried to

I was sad because

will happen now?” I asked her, and

why I called

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

that seeks democracy and

want to eliminate the lordship and put the council in charge while the regions would be ruled by governors,”

gave up

he tell you all of this?”

him

She said, and I realised he wasn’t as

someone that

him here secretly for questioning,” I told her

my fingers through my hair, feeling

but

Susan thing had

much happening at once, and I needed a

spinning situation to stop,

arrested, but

to do anything that would disrupt the games or interfere with the investigations that would

to be relaxed and follow

we could

to some documents in the office and went to

Theo at the stables to

plagued my mind, and I needed the thought of her

practised so hard

outside, trying to

the cliff and wondered what I

the stables when it

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

to sit next to her,

seen her the whole day, and I felt

What was I worried about? “You

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

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

have arrested Bricks and are bringing him here

are funding a group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council in

him here so we can interrogate him properly,”

asked, and I shook

continue to believe

them to make more

place someone to watch him and study his activities

could help.” I said, and

of the

high spirits, but I tried to keep

Tamia and I got up

and she did not utter a

could not

could not tell if she was angry or

and

to check my computer

was done, she had exited the bathroom in

taken a quick shower, and

with a smile, and I

felt relief wash through me because I realised she

mad