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

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

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

if she was okay, and what she looked like

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

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

mind link so I could gather

it snapped me out of the deep thought

I said, and it

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

had finally called

noticed he was trailed,

to get involved and arrest him,” she confessed, and I was sad because it meant we wouldn’t learn

what 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 led to

that seeks democracy and

want to eliminate the lordship and put the council in charge while the regions would be

why he quickly gave up names

of this?”

him and told him he would be tried

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

not sound like someone that believed in the

here secretly for

my fingers through my hair, feeling

was good news, but my

thing had destabilised

happening at once, and

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

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

anything that would disrupt the games or interfere with

needed the traitors to be relaxed

could catch

in the office and

I joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to

needed

hard

lunch and remained outside, trying to free my mind of what

sat by the cliff and

horse back to the stables when it was dinner time, showered, and

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

to sit next to her, and she smiled

not seen her the whole day, and I

was I worried about? “You locked everyone out of your

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

to her, releasing my mind to communicate through

and are

funding a group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge and liberate the people of the

him here so we can interrogate him

about Jacob?” He asked,

him continue to believe his secret is

to make more

watch him and study his activities and

could help.” I said, and Marcel

ate the rest of

wasn’t in high spirits, but I tried to keep

we finished, and Tamia and I got

in silence, and she

not

not tell if she was angry or just giving

the room, and she went to the

went to check my computer for emails,

done, she had exited the

quick shower, and she looked

day?” She asked me with a smile, and

through me because I realised she was just giving me

wasn’t mad