Shadows of Destiny

After The Dinner ~Tamia~ After dinner, Sylvester, Marcel and Theo went to question Liam.

We wanted to be there, but I knew why they told us to stay behind.

Although Sylvester said he wanted to see if Liam would trust them enough to talk and if he proves difficult, we will speak to him kindly and get the information out.

I know that wasn’t Sylvester’s reason, but I let it be.

We had been through too much that day for me to argue with him.

I could see his desperation.

He spoke with the two people he would have never spoken to under normal circumstances, especially Devin.

I knew the cards bothered him.

However calm he tried to be, I knew he was troubled by the cards, and so was I.

Safety and peace had become paramount, and I looked forward to solving the matter.

Avery and Linda followed me to my room.

Stephanie met us in the hallway, looking troubled, and I knew something was off.

“Luna,” I said, and she smiled at me, but her smile did not touch her eyes.

Her body language was off, and I wondered what might have transpired between her, Dominic, Jake and Katya during dinner.

Sylvester still refused to eat with them, and I knew it was because he loved eating with his friends.

It wasn’t personal, although since Jake was with us, I planned on having breakfast together to show respect and appreciation.

“Where is Sylvester?” she asked, and I frowned.

“Working’” I said, and she nodded.

Her hand had a slight tremble and did not seem at ease.

She was clutching her phone tightly.

“Stephanie,” I linked her, worried, and she looked away.

“Please see me when you are through with your friends.

It is urgent.” she linked back.

“Jake?” I asked through the mind link, and she shook her head.

“No, Please see me,” she said and walked away.

“What is with her? One minute she is happy; the next, she is a trembling mess.

Did she not arrive at the mansion in high spirits? I swear I saw some chemistry between her and Jake, but now she is a mess,” Avery said, and I ushered my friends into my room.

“I doubt it has anything to do with Jake,” Linda said, and I wondered how Linda could sum that up.

“How do you know?” Avery asked.

“She was clutching her phone too tightly,” Linda said, and we all laughed, but I was worried.

We all sat down to have some tea.

I linked a servant to serve us tea.

“Congratulations, Ave, I never got to congratulate you personally,” I said, resting my hand on her lap, and she beamed at me.

“Thank you, Tamia.

I am so excited.

I welcome the morning sickness and everything.

I am thrilled, and Marcel has been over the moon about it,” she said and then looked at Linda.

“I am sorry that I made you uncomfortable all this while.

It wasn’t deliberate, I just..” she said, about to get emotional, but Linda stopped her.

nothing to apologise for,

I know the feeling.

I

for

it made me want to stay away from you,

told the Omega to leave after she had placed the tray on the coffee

think questioning Liam would take?” Linda asked, and

have let us in on the fun, too; I

child, Linda; he

sick bastards would want to

would have been able to handle seeing the

his back story, you can’t help but feel sorry for

game,” I said, feeling rage towards

is fighting a cause, but why get her son involved? No matter what anyone said about the bitch, I

way too lenient about Liam moving to the west and

not act as a

believed otherwise if Christian did

just

her son did

friends when I was

I wanted to get the truth out

the mother

“The signs are there.

she did not do it directly, she had facilitated it,” I

a mother soon; I

my child out of it, even if I

baby involved in a treasonous act,”

wouldn’t really matter,

so she

royals and the nobles, her

will be executed, and they

all or

That is the law.

be disciplined and put in

is responsible for

was why they

for that shit, Sylvester would have had to step

was all targeted at Sylvester, and I

in all this,” she said, reminding us of the man who was once

but he barely spoke

pulling some strings in the background to get back at everyone for the humiliation he suffered? “Larry..” Avery said, realising

look into Larry,”

“Noted.

focus on now is

has a

is a Delta like us, so there should be no hard feelings when we apply force,” I said, and Avery

can do anything physical,”

enforcer there to

her son, but an enforcer will be great too.”

said

yet to return to the room, I was glad because it meant

this long

decided to check

I told the head of staff that we would all be eating breakfast together in

stood at Stephanie’s door and took a deep breath before I knocked on it “Come in, Tamia,” She said, knowing it

she would; she was an Alpha

door

saw scared

cocktail on the

took the green stuff

the thing, I did not want anything to happen

this?” I

that day, but I had my shit together; what was her problem? “I am scared,

did not know what to do,” she

is the matter, Stephanie?” I asked her, and she handed me her

screen was

what to look for until I saw the latest massage in her inbox and who

was sick enough to