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.

and they said the

you ordered them to bring Tamia to

he would

not orchestrate the attack, and my friends did

Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Devin

time since that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already

our mates and the girls in the harem because of

am sure he wished he could

concluded, and I did not want to

to make it seem like

elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s

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

she had a child with my

anyone’s child, but

was late by then, and she occupied his seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I said, and they

to this baby?” Leo asked, and

does not know where the

said, and I

if

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

belonged to

with my father,” I

can say

enough of

out of it,” He said,

journals were

Leo, Devin and Dominic asked, and I

that we took

conclude that the woman was

what if this son is the king?” I

thing is a spillover from father’s

might be the same

is too young to be the

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

the confusing part of

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

will be wrong to dismiss

think this bastard

our resources together

he is alive

but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other

this?” I

security issues and the rates of forfeitures and

it ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our

is happening and move

from the arena, the more alert

to relax,” Marcel said, and I

should

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

Devin, who didn’t get the joke

trouble Linda and

they

they

Max has bigger issues.

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

will need all the help

warriors and the best the

we will make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice

went over the plans

Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were up for

had eyes only for

I let them go

back to

my way, I saw my mother at

must have been

did not bother

I asked her,