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

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

he

my friends did not know the

and this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Devin asked,

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

had humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because of

he wished he could take

did not want to elaborate because I

had killed Jenny and tried to make it seem

was no point explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets,

going back to the topic

records, she had a child with my

been anyone’s child, but she claimed it was

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

to this baby?” Leo asked,

from her, and she does

he said, and

only bastard if the baby

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

could have belonged

seemed obsessed with my father,” I said,

can say

get enough

out of it,” He said,

journals

Dominic

we took from her home where she describes

that the woman was

this son is the king?” I

is a spillover

be the same

too young to be the

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

is the confusing part of the

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

wrong to

bastard

the arrest, we should pull our

know if he is alive

say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other

this?” I

been cut short because of security issues and the rates of

ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and

nothing is happening and move in on the traitors

the arena,

them to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with

should play

said, and

who didn’t get the joke because

won’t trouble Linda and

know they have

they

Max has bigger issues.

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

need all the help we

and Kyle are pretty strong warriors

said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had

the plans again and decided to

in the

still had eyes only

I let them

hurried back to

saw my mother

have been

wondered why she did

I asked her,