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

you ordered them to bring Tamia to

he would

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

attack Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?”

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

humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because

he wished he

concluded, and I did

to make it seem like it was

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I

Jenny liked to keep records,” I said, going back to the topic

a child with my father, or so she

have been anyone’s child, but she claimed it

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

baby?” Leo asked,

claimed my father took the baby from her, and she does not know where the baby is,” I said,

bastard!” he said, and I

only bastard if the baby

claimed his mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are not sure if the child

belonged to any of

seemed obsessed with my father,”

say that

can’t get enough

out of

journals

Dominic asked, and

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

easy to conclude that the

the king?” I said, and Dominic shook his

is a

might be the same set

young

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

confusing

his family, I do not think he

will be wrong

this bastard is worth

our resources together

if he is alive

king guy must have a serious sense of entitlement, and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks

this?” I

have been cut short because of security

ends

to the arena

is happening and move in on the traitors

away from the arena, the more alert

relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed

should play some Polo,

and we all laughed,

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

trouble

know they

they are

Max has bigger issues.

about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put Theodore and

will need all the help we can

and Kyle are pretty strong warriors

make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice but to accept

went over the plans again and decided

in

had eyes

let them go about

hurried back to

I saw

must have

why she did not bother to link

link me?” I asked her, and she