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.

fight, and they said the attack

ordered them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel

he would

and my friends did not know the

Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman, let

to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could hear the

the girls in the harem

am sure he wished he could take it

Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly

Jenny and tried to make it seem like it was

explaining or elaborating because that would

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

she had a child with my father,

anyone’s child, but she claimed

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

baby?” Leo asked,

from her, and she does not know where the baby is,”

bastard!” he said,

only bastard if

a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are not sure if

have belonged to any of

with my

say that

get enough of

out of it,”

journals

Dominic

journals of her personal life that we took from her home where she describes all

easy to conclude that the woman was

this son is the king?”

king thing is a

the same set of

is too young

it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic said, and

is the confusing part of the

family, I

wrong

bastard

our resources

he is alive and

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

we doing this?” I asked,

have been cut short because of security issues and the

ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

nothing is happening and move in on the traitors at

the arena, the more alert they

said, and I agreed with

we should play some

on their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering

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

trouble Linda

know they

anything, they are very

Max has bigger issues.

is behind his pack’s predicament, and Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put

need all the help

Kyle are pretty strong warriors and

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

plans again and decided

Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem,

still had eyes only

I let them go about

back

my way, I saw my mother at

must have been

why she did not bother to

me?” I asked her, and she