Shadows of Destiny

First day of The Games -Tamia- I could not believe the wealth of information Dominic had locked in his heart.

I could see Sylvester’s disbelief too.

Dominic’s erratic behaviour made a lot of sense.

It was an outlet for his trauma.

“Why did you go to war for him?” I asked because I could not hold my tongue.

“Because Devin laid claim on my brother’s seat.

I couldn’t have it.

I did not try to kill Devin because he killed our father.

I was trying to protect you, Sylvester.

Everything I have done is to protect you.

I believed everything Larry told me about you being unable to lead and might fall victim to our enemies soon because you will be a point of target.

I thought if you stepped down and I took over, they would focus on me.

When I got set up, I realised I was wrong and that Larry was a bastard hence why I do not talk to him anymore,” He said and then looked at 1.

“I did not trust your intentions, Tamia.

I hated that you had blinded my brother.

When I heard you were affiliated with Devin, I began to suspect Devin had sent you to do a job in the north.

That was why I did what I did.

But you proved yourself, and now you carry a Volkov in you, and I have seen you stand by my brother through thick and thin.

There is no way all this will be pretence.

I have watched you.

I thought you might sneak off to see Devin.

I know you met him in Brighton, an informant told me, and I was ready to laugh at Sylvester when you did not return, but you proved everyone wrong.

I do not know what transpired between you two that left him broken, but you came home.

That was enough for me to know you had nothing to hide,” He said and bowed.

“I am sorry we had a rough start, and I cannot promise you I will be pleasant because I know I can be annoying, but I will never work against you or my brother,” He assured me, and I smiled at him.

I was glad I told Sylvester the truth about Devin.

If not, I would have been in trouble now.

“So now that my brother has rejected his fated for your sake, I hope you won’t leave him if you ever find yours,” he said with worry and concern in his eyes.

I could genuinely see why Stephanie was protective of him.

He loved to a fault, and he had a large heart.

2 “She already rejected her fated for me, Dominic.

She did it before she even found out she was pregnant,” Sylvester told him, and I felt heat rise to my cheek.

“What? Who was it?” He asked.

“Devin Corrigan,” He said, and Dominic cursed.

“Fuck fuck fuck!!” He said, looking at me.

“Was that what happened in Brighton?” He asked me, and I nodded.

“Oh fuck! How did you do it, Tamia? You left that man a broken shell.

My informant said he cried.” Dominic said, and I felt sorry for Devin.

“You did not have to.

All you had to do was leave with him, and yet you took the jet back to the north and came back to my brother,” he said, and I was speechless.

“Thank you,” He said with a breathy voice.

“Thank you for choosing Sylvester.

It means a lot,” he said, and Sylvester touched his hand.

“No one should know this,” Sylvester told him, and Dominic nodded.

“My lips are sealed.” He said, “at least that is something I am good at,” he added, and we laughed.

As morbid as the joke was, we laughed.

“I guess I will see you at the games.

We will all be staying in the house in Lucland,” He said, and Sylvester nodded.

Dominic left us, and it felt like I was still holding my breath.

1 “I can’t believe it.

He knew Alissa,” I said, and Sylvester was silent.

He was stunned.

I could understand his shock.

went into detail about the

was light

I could understand.

might not

is no need to tell your mother you know what happened,” I told him, and Sylvester wiped away a lone tear he had lost a

to calm him

find out that most of the things he believed in were

will get through everything together, my

I said

arms around me and breathed

he did that, I realised he had a different

of Cedar

was calming, and I

a

I said, and he gently

that?” He

scent since we woke up,” I said,

I was shocked that we had distinct scents instead of our normal, natural

be late,” I said, not wanting us to read meanings into our

outside, and the Limo

I could see Avery was a

thirty minutes,” She complained, and I

longer,” I teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Sylvester and

Lucland in

what would

It would be awesome.

to

yet to begin, everyone was lined outside the gate that led

red carpet was rolled out for us as

and I could swear I saw murder in the woman’s eyes when she looked at me, but I ignored

there too, and Vino smiled and

I waved back.

welcome speech and cut the ribbon,

expecting a

had both and had

go to the area where they

wondered where we would play Croquet, but I knew it would

for us to move

sure Sylvester must have organised it because

eyes, so I did not

to the polo field, and the list of teams was rolled out on the

western Polo strikers were going against

the player’s list, and it

Sharks were going against Northern

and did not see Devin’s

were three other

had been a last-minute

commentator announce, and I wondered

our booth,

they put our team against Leo’s Team,” Sylvester said, and I realised Theo was going

going to

and we watched from our

would take place the next day, so all we were

from

Marcel asked

are amateurs for polo and wanted out because it won’t be a fair

was clear they did not know how this worked because they forgot that it only meant they were to add another sport to the list so they would have a chance of winning something, in case they lost in

rugby,”

signed us up

will get them in polo and in rugby,” he said, and Marcel laughed with anticipation and

were not going

going to play

felt sorry for

The day was eventful.

eastern bulls, and the southern sharks

the losers would play another game to get a chance

they are out

watch

only imagine what would happen

after them because

we returned to the

talking about how some people would get their arses whooped, and

looked like teenagers, and

they would be so good together? I was happy for

drunken depressed woman

a different person, and

the house,

the first night we would have dinner with

worried because we had

be difficult and awkward as it was in the

I

and I hoped they would

than one baby growing inside me

the table, and everyone was there, including

and it seemed the bitch was the one that encouraged Susan to try to take my

down and

to see the bitch try to

lady of the

no

was best she watched herself

1 Dinner was fun.

could drink drank while Linda and

to Juice.

also made sure Avery

not expose her body to harmful chemicals