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

was light about

I could understand.

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

your mother you know what happened,” I told him, and Sylvester wiped away a

to

most of the things he

get through everything together, my

me,” I said

wrapped his arms around me

that, I realised he had a different

smelled of Cedar

was calming, and

was a

and he

that?” He

we woke up,” I said,

had distinct scents instead of our normal, natural scent enhanced by our

said, not

arrived outside, and

could see Avery was

for thirty minutes,” She complained,

and everyone

left for Lucland

what would happen to Kyle and

It would be awesome.

to

yet to begin, everyone was lined outside the

for

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

there too, and Vino smiled and

I waved back.

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

expecting a stadium or an

both and had other

to go to the area where they

would play Croquet, but I knew it would

made available for us to move about

was sure Sylvester must have organised it

in his eyes, so I did not bother

went to the polo field, and the list of teams was rolled

were going against the

list, and it wasn’t

were going against

checked the list and did not see

three

been a

matches,” I heard the commentator announce, and

to sit in our booth, which was cosy and

and I realised Theo was going to give Linda her wish and beat the crap out of Kyle on

to

first match began, and we watched from

place the next day, so all we were doing

grinning from

happened?” Marcel

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

it only meant they were to add another sport to the list so they would have a chance of winning

signed them up for rugby,”

I signed us up for rugby

and in rugby,” he said, and Marcel

were not going to play to

going to play to kick their

sorry for

The day was eventful.

and the southern sharks won

losers would play another game to get a

they lose, they are

the polo section to watch the rugby, and we enjoyed

imagine what would happen to Kyle and

by now they would know our men were after them because Theo had

day ended, and we returned to

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

like teenagers,

have thought that they would be so good together?

the same drunken depressed woman knew in

was a different

at the house, and I was

we would

because we had bonded

wouldn’t be difficult and awkward

and I

and I hoped they would have enough

more than one baby growing inside me with the rate

table, and everyone

and it seemed the bitch was the one that encouraged Susan

sat down and looked at

to see the bitch try to

lady of the

was no debating

was best she watched herself

1 Dinner was fun.

those that could drink drank while Linda and

to Juice.

made sure Avery drank

said she should not expose her body to harmful chemicals since