Shadows of Destiny

I returned to the lounge while Tamia helped settle David and his family in.

I wonder why Dominic did not show up to meet the guy.

I knew my brother was petty like our mother.

He knew Alissa, and she was mean to him and our mother.

It was normal that he would avoid her son and not want to have anything to do with David, but he needed to overcome his hatred and show some love.

I entered the lounge, and Dominic was there.

My guess was right about him not wanting to see David.

“How did it go?” Dominic asked me, and I sat down on the couch.

“You would have known if you were there,” I said, and his face dimmed.

“I can’t have anything to do with that bastard,” Dominic voiced out, and I nodded.

“That bastard is the spitting image of father and seemed pleasant too.

He isn’t interested in our politics and has a lovely mate and three children, who happen to be triplets, by the way,” I explained to Dominic, and I could see the shame in his eyes.

My words rendered him speechless.

Everyone was quiet too.

It was as if I had made the atmosphere seriously awkward.

“We are not obligated or expected to avenge mother, Dominic.

Our parents lived their lives and made mistakes; we do not have to continue the pattern among ourselves,” I said, and he felt ashamed.

“Where is he?” Dominic finally asked.

“Tamia is settling them in,” I told him, and he nodded.

“I will see them later,” he said, and I sighed.

Once the atmosphere was calm, Devin was the first to speak.

“My beta would arrest the people in the south today.

But he said he would do it quietly, so they do not alert the people here,” he explained to me, and I sighed.

“So what will happen after we pick these people up and you become king?” Leo asked a valid question because what we were doing was only going to buy us time, not solve the problem.

“I will give both of you seats on the council, increasing my influence, and we will hunt for someone,” I said, and they were attentive.

I did not know if Dominic knew of Jenny’s son, but this was the time to lay it on the table.

“Jenny Lawrence had an affair with my father.

She also slept with Marcel and Theodore’s father,” I said, and they were shocked.

“This Jenny woman is all over the place,” Devin said, making an obvious observation.

“But that isn’t the issue, really,” I said and sighed.

“We investigated her home a few months ago and found some pretty disturbing things.

The woman had a knack for keeping records.

Official and private records, some of which were disturbing.” I said, and Theodore interrupted me.

“Maybe her involvement in these things is what got her killed.

She might have pissed them off, and they came for her and then tried to make it seem like it was Corrigan.

I am glad we did not act on the information we had,” he said, and Devin exclaimed.

“What attack?” He asked.

“Jenny was killed in the Volkov home in Lucland when she visited lady Stephanie.

a fight, and they said the attack was from

them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel

he would

did not orchestrate the attack, and my friends did not know the truth

this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Devin

that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could hear

had humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem

he could take it

war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I knew

mother had killed Jenny and tried to make it

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could

records,” I said, going back to the topic of

child with my father, or so

could have been anyone’s child, but she claimed it

on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s

happened to this baby?”

father took the baby from her, and she does not know

bastard!” he said, and

only bastard if

since father claimed his mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair,

belonged

obsessed with my father,” I said, and Theodore

say

get enough of

of

the journals

Leo, Devin and Dominic asked,

personal life that we took from her home

to conclude that the woman was unstable.”

is the king?” I

thing is a

the same

is too young

be twenty-five twenty-six now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic said,

the confusing part

was David, but after meeting him and his family, I do not think he is the one.” I said, and Leo

wrong

this bastard

should pull our resources together and

need to know if he

and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that, he has no reason to want to be king,” Leo added, and

this?” I

short because of security issues

it ends this

to the arena tomorrow and make

happening and move in on

longer we stay away from the arena, the more alert they

Marcel said, and I

thought we should play some Polo,

are on their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering what happened at the last

for Devin, who didn’t get the joke because he

trouble Linda and

they

anything, they are

Max has bigger issues.

about his warriors,” Leo

all the help we can

strong warriors

aside, we will make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends

the plans again and decided to

introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem,

had eyes only for

I let them go

back to my

I saw

have been

did not

link me?” I asked her, and