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.

the sport because of her, and it has remained my favourite since

now when I had picked up the pieces of the heart that she shattered and moved on? I

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

doing, if she was okay, and

children? Was

to me as I fought back

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

it snapped me

said, and it was

called her first thing in the morning, but many things

finally called

Lord, Bricks noticed he was trailed, so

confessed, and I was sad because

happen now?” I asked

why I called

he 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

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

the council in charge while the regions

he quickly gave up names

all of this?” I asked her, and

told him he would be tried for

for information.” She said, and I realised he wasn’t as

not sound like someone that believed in

here secretly for questioning,” I told her and hung

my

news, but

whole Susan thing had

so much happening at

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

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

that would disrupt the games or interfere with the investigations that would

to be relaxed and

could

to some documents in the office and

and Theo

and I needed the thought of her

hard until I

remained outside, trying to free my mind

cliff and wondered what I

to the stables when

Tamia looked at me with her green eyes; she was

went to sit next to her, and she smiled

the

I acting like this? What was I worried

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

said to her, releasing my mind to communicate

arrested Bricks and are bringing him here

wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge and liberate the people of the regions by installing

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

Jacob?” He asked, and I

him continue to believe his secret is

them to make more

watch him

help.” I said, and

the rest of the

I wasn’t in high spirits, but I tried

and I got up

in silence, and she did not utter

not

not tell if she was

and she

my computer for

done, she had exited the bathroom in her night dress with wet

taken a quick shower, and she

me with a smile, and I

through me because I realised she

mad