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.

into detail about the things

was light

I could understand.

the event had broken Dominic; she might not

I told him, and Sylvester wiped away a

him to calm

that most of the things he believed in were

get through everything together, my

I said

me and breathed in my

that, I realised he had

of

was calming, and I breathed him

was a sweet

mmmm,” I said, and he gently broke the

is that?” He

since we woke up,” I said, and his eyes

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

will be late,” I said, not wanting us

and the Limo was

got inside, and I could see Avery

waiting for thirty minutes,”

teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Sylvester

left for Lucland

would happen to Kyle and Max on the

It would be awesome.

to

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

rolled out for us

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

and Vino smiled

I waved back.

the ribbon, and

was expecting a stadium

both and had

the area where they played their

would play Croquet, but I knew it

for us to move about the

was sure Sylvester must have organised it because

I did not bother asking so I didn’t make

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

were

player’s list, and

Sharks were going

list and

were three other

had been

commentator announce, and I wondered

in our booth, which

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

was going to be

match began, and

take place the next day, so all we were

grinning from

happened?” Marcel

friends said they are amateurs for polo and wanted out because it won’t be

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

up for rugby,” Theo said

us up for rugby

polo and in rugby,” he said, and

were not going to

were going to play

sorry for

The day was eventful.

won against the eastern bulls, and the southern

round, while the losers would play another game to get a chance at

they lose, they

polo section to watch the rugby, and

only imagine what would happen to

know our men were after them because Theo had deliberately signed them up for rugby to get a go at

ended, and we returned to

their arses whooped, and the funny part was that

teenagers,

they would be so good together? I was happy

wasn’t the same drunken depressed woman knew

different person, and

at the house, and

we would

worried because we had bonded at different

awkward as

I

tummy was growling, and I hoped they would have

I might have more than one baby growing inside me with the

We arrived at the table, and everyone was there, including

name, and it seemed the bitch was the one that encouraged Susan to try to

sat down and looked at her

to see the bitch try to

a lady of the

no

was best she watched herself where

1 Dinner was fun.

drink

to Juice.

also made sure

she should not expose her body to harmful chemicals since they are trying