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

I know the feeling.

I lived

it is natural for you to feel that

away from you, I wasn’t mad,” She said,

leave after she

do you think questioning Liam would take?” Linda asked,

fun,

a child, Linda; he just

bastards would want

think I would have been able

back story, you can’t help but feel

but Amy, his mother, is another ball game,” I said, feeling rage towards the mother

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

too lenient about Liam moving to the west and went out of her

act as

otherwise if Christian

was just no

son did not

did I have friends when I was growing

wanted to get the truth out

the mother ?” Avery asked, and I

“The signs are there.

not do it directly, she had facilitated it,”

I

out of

get my baby involved in a treasonous act,”

really matter,

knew it, so she

treason against the royals and the nobles, her entire family will

will be executed, and they

is all

That is the law.

be disciplined

is responsible for

was why they

down for that shit, Sylvester would have

I am glad

curious about what Larry’s role is in all this,” she said, reminding us of the man who

was in the council, but he barely

strings in the background to get back at everyone for the humiliation

need to look into Larry,” Linda said, and I

“Noted.

to focus on now

she has a lot to

like us, so there should be no hard feelings when we apply force,”

can do anything physical,”

have an enforcer there

seeing how she failed to protect her son, but an enforcer will be great too.” I said, and we discussed other

and Avery soon said

to the room, I was glad because

wouldn’t have stayed this long if the boy

decided to check

that we would all be eating breakfast

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

would; she was

the door

I saw scared

a mess; she had a bottle of northern cocktail on the table

rushed and took the green stuff

I did not want anything to

is all this?” I

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

did not know what to do,” she said,

Stephanie?” I asked her,

screen was

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

who was sick