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.

to apologise for,

I know the feeling.

I lived

is natural for you to feel that

want to stay away from you, I wasn’t

to leave after she had placed the tray

you think questioning Liam would take?” Linda

should have let us in on the fun, too; I am

is a child, Linda; he

sad that those sick bastards would want

think I would have been able to

his back story, you can’t help but

pain, but Amy, his mother, is another ball game,” I said, feeling

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

way too lenient about Liam moving to the west and went

did not act

Christian

was just no

did

did I have friends when I was growing

and I wanted to get the truth out

the mother

“The signs are there.

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

will be a mother soon; I will

be evil, I will leave my child out of it, even if

my baby involved in a

wouldn’t really matter,

so she made the most of

in treason against the royals and

will be executed, and they will be

all

That is the law.

family should be disciplined

is responsible for

why they

shit, Sylvester would have had to step down to be

was all targeted at Sylvester, and I am glad Dominic could see

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

was in the council, but he barely

he be pulling some strings in the background to get back at everyone for the humiliation

need to look into Larry,” Linda

“Noted.

to focus on now

am sure she has

she is a Delta like us, so there should be no hard feelings when we

do anything physical,” she said, and

have an enforcer there to help

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

soon said goodnight after

room, I was glad because

this long if the boy

decided to

of staff that we would all be

and took a deep breath before I knocked on it “Come in, Tamia,”

she

opened the door

saw scared

cocktail on the table and a

rushed and took the green

with the thing, I did not want

is all this?” I

was she acting like a child? I was threatened that day, but I had my shit together; what was her problem? “I am scared, Tamia,” She said, tears

to do,” she

Stephanie?” I asked her, and she handed me

the screen

until I saw the latest

and I wondered who was sick enough to play this kind of