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 her,

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

when I saw her, and I did not

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

she married? Did she have children? Was she happy? Those questions crossed my

pain of her abandonment returned to

so I could

it snapped me out

I said, and it was

in the morning, but many things distracted me from

finally called

he was trailed,

get involved and arrest him,” she confessed, and I was

happen now?” I asked her, and

is why I called

relief wash through me as I finally had a name that led

that seeks democracy and Liberation,” She said, and I was

the council in charge while the regions would be ruled by governors,” She

why he quickly gave up names and told

tell you all of this?” I asked her, and she

told him

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

someone that believed in

him here secretly for questioning,” I told her and hung

my

good news, but my heart wasn’t

whole Susan thing

at once, and I needed

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

Jacob 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

traitors to be relaxed and follow

could

in

training, I joined Marcel and Theo at the

my mind, and I needed the thought of her to

so hard until I

skipped lunch and remained outside, trying to free my

sat by the cliff and wondered what I

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

and Tamia looked at me with her green eyes; she was worried;

next to her, and she

had not seen her the

like this? What was I worried about?

I rubbed her back gently, then

alright, my love,” I said to her, releasing my mind to communicate through the

are

the money, and they are funding a group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge and liberate

can interrogate

He asked, and I shook

to believe his secret is

want them to make

someone to watch him and study his activities

could help.” I said,

ate the rest of

apparent that I wasn’t in high

we finished, and Tamia and

she did

not read

could not tell if she was angry

room, and she went to the

computer for emails, but

I was done, she had exited the bathroom in

a quick shower, and

with a smile, and I

I

wasn’t mad