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

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

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

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

Did she have children? Was she happy? Those questions

pain of her abandonment returned to me as I fought back my

link so I could

and it snapped me out of

and it

called her first thing in the morning, but many things distracted

had finally

he was trailed, so he tried to

confessed, and I was sad because it meant we wouldn’t

now?” I

is why I called

Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I felt relief

that seeks democracy

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

gave up names

all of this?” I asked her,

him he would be tried

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

someone

for questioning,” I told her

my hair, feeling

good news, but my heart wasn’t

Susan thing had destabilised

at once, and

quiet down and the spinning situation to stop, but

Mikhailov arrested, but I would instead do it after

anything that would disrupt the games or interfere

be relaxed and

we could

documents in

and Theo at the stables

my mind, and I needed the thought of

so hard until I

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

by the cliff and wondered

the stables when it was dinner time, showered, and

looked at me with her green eyes; she was worried; I could tell,

to her, and she smiled at

the whole day,

this? What was I worried about? “You locked everyone out of

rubbed

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

have arrested Bricks and are bringing him here for

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

told her to bring him here so we can interrogate him properly,” I said aloud, and

Jacob?” He asked, and I

“Let him continue to believe his

want them to

watch him and study his activities

I said, and Marcel

ate the rest of the meal in

that I wasn’t in high spirits, but I

and I got

and she

could not read

she was angry or just giving me

room, and she went to the

to check my computer for emails, but

she had exited the bathroom in

quick shower, and she

asked me with a

because I realised

wasn’t mad at