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.

never went into detail about the things

light

I could understand.

broken Dominic; she might not have wanted Sylvester to be broken

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

to calm him

that most of the things he believed in

through everything together,

have me,” I said

around me and breathed in my

realised

of

and I breathed him

a sweet

and he gently broke

that?” He

since we woke up,” I said, and his

is of Citrus peels,” he said, and I was shocked that we had distinct

be late,” I said, not wanting us to read

arrived outside, and the

inside, and I could see Avery

waiting for thirty minutes,”

didn’t make you wait longer,” I teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Sylvester and I was making love while they

for Lucland in

would

It would be awesome.

to the

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

rolled out for us

and Glenda had already arrived, and I could swear I saw murder in the woman’s eyes

council members were there too, and Vino smiled and waved at

I waved back.

a welcome speech and cut the ribbon, and everyone cheered, and we entered

was expecting a

had both and had other fields

were to go to the area where they played their

Croquet, but I knew it

were made available for us to

have organised it because

I did

polo field, and the list of teams was rolled out

were going against

checked the player’s list, and it wasn’t

going

list and did not see

were three other

had been a

commentator announce, and I wondered

to sit in our booth, which

went to ensure they put our team against Leo’s Team,” Sylvester said, and I realised Theo

was going to be hard

The first match began, and we

take place the next day, so all we were doing was

returned grinning from

happened?” Marcel asked

are amateurs for polo and

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

for rugby,” Theo said with a

I signed us

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

not going to play to

were going to play to

sorry for

The day was eventful.

strikers won against the eastern bulls, and the southern sharks

while the losers would play another game to

they lose, they

polo section to watch the rugby,

imagine what would happen to Kyle

they would know our men were after them because Theo had deliberately signed them up for rugby to get

we returned to

get their arses whooped, and the funny part was that Theo

teenagers, and

would be so

the same drunken depressed woman knew in

was a different person,

arrived at the house, and I was

night we would have dinner with Stephanie and

we had bonded at

and awkward as it was in

and I showered

growling, and I

than one baby growing inside me with

We arrived at the table,

and it seemed the bitch was the

and looked

to see the bitch

was a lady

was no debating

was best she watched herself where

1 Dinner was fun.

that could drink drank while Linda and

to Juice.

made sure Avery drank

said she should not expose her body to harmful chemicals since