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.

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

pieces of the heart that she shattered and moved on? I was confused

not know how I would act when I

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

she have children? Was she happy? Those questions crossed

we did together, and the pain of her abandonment returned to me as I fought back my anger and

from the mind link so I could gather my thoughts and

phone rang, and it snapped me

said, and it was

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

finally

Lord, Bricks noticed he was

confessed, and I was sad because it

now?” I

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

are funding an extremist group that seeks democracy and Liberation,”

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

why he quickly gave up names and

of this?” I asked

him he would be

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

like someone

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

my fingers through my hair,

news, but

Susan thing had destabilised

much happening at once,

down and the spinning situation to stop,

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

to do anything that would disrupt the games

traitors to be relaxed and follow

could catch

some documents in the

training, I joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to practice

and I needed

so hard until I was

skipped lunch and remained outside, trying to

cliff and wondered what I would

took the horse back to the stables when it was

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

to her, and she smiled

the whole day, and I

I worried about?

to me, and I rubbed her

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

are bringing him here for

sent him the money, and they are funding a group that wants

we can interrogate him properly,” I said aloud,

about Jacob?” He asked,

“Let him continue to believe his secret is

to make more

him and

I said,

rest of

in high spirits, but I tried to

and Tamia and I got

and she

not

could not tell if she was angry or just giving

room, and she went

computer for

was done, she had exited the bathroom

taken a quick shower, and she

with a smile,

through me because I realised she

wasn’t mad at