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 her, and it has remained my favourite

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

act when I saw her, and

she was doing, if she was

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

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

the mind link so I could gather my thoughts and

rang, and it snapped me

said, and it was

her first thing in the morning,

had finally

Bricks noticed he was trailed, so he tried

get involved and arrest him,” she confessed, and I was sad because it meant we

now?” I asked her,

why I

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

democracy and Liberation,” She said, and I was

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

why he quickly gave up names and told Noel

of this?” I asked her, and she

him he

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

like someone that believed in

him here secretly for questioning,” I told

fingers through my hair, feeling frustrated

good news, but my

Susan thing had destabilised

was so much happening at once, and I needed a

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

but I

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

traitors to be relaxed and

we could catch

documents in the office and went to

joined Marcel and Theo at

plagued my mind, and I needed the thought of her

so hard until I

trying to free my

cliff and wondered what

to the stables when it was

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

to her, and she smiled at

the whole day, and

I worried about? “You locked everyone out

rubbed her back gently, then began to

I said to her, releasing my mind to communicate through the

arrested Bricks and are

said Jacob Mikhailov 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 and liberate the people of

we can

about Jacob?” He asked, and I shook my

to believe his secret

want them to

him and study

could help.” I said, and

rest of

high

Tamia and I got

and she

could not read

could not tell if she was angry or

the room, and she

to check my computer for emails, but there was

done, she had exited

quick shower,

me with

me because I

wasn’t mad at