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.

was a fight, and they said the attack was from

to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and Devin was

he would

my friends did not know the truth about

would I attack Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Devin asked, and

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

the girls in the harem because of the

am sure he wished he could take it all back

and I did not want to elaborate

tried to make it seem like it was

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

I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they

records, she had a child with my father, or

anyone’s child, but she claimed

by then, and she occupied his seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she

happened to this baby?” Leo

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

said, and

only bastard if the baby is

not only because of the illicit

belonged to

also seemed obsessed with my father,”

say

can’t get enough of those

woman was out of

the journals were

Leo, Devin and Dominic asked, and

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

is easy to conclude that the woman

what if this son is the king?”

is a

the

too young

since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s

confusing part of

his family, I do not think he is the one.”

will be wrong to

think this bastard

pull our resources together and trace this guy

know if he

entitlement, and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that, he

doing this?”

been cut short because of security issues and the rates

ends

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

and move in on the traitors

the

said, and I

should

their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering what happened at

Devin, who didn’t get the

won’t trouble

they

they

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put Theodore and Marcel’s minds at

will need all the

Kyle are pretty strong warriors and

I said, agreeing with

over the plans

in

had eyes only

them go about their

back to

saw my

must have

did

didn’t you link me?” I