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 was

to

he would

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

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

mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,”

humiliated our mates and the girls in the

am sure he wished he could take it all

want a war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I

mother had killed Jenny and tried to make it seem like it

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow

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

to those records, she had a child with my

have been anyone’s child, but she

the council so that it would have been

to this baby?” Leo asked, and

baby from her, and she does not

said,

the only bastard if

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

could have belonged to any

obsessed with my father,” I

say

enough of

woman was out of it,” He

journals

Dominic asked, and I

we took from her home where she describes all manner of

that the woman was unstable.”

king?” I said, and

thing is a

might be the same set

too young

it

confusing part of the

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

wrong to

think this bastard is worth

our resources

he

king guy must have a serious sense of entitlement, 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 to want to be king,” Leo added, and we

this?” I

because of security issues and the rates

ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and

and move

longer we stay away from the arena, the more

Marcel said, and

should

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

laughed except for Devin, who didn’t

won’t trouble Linda

know they

anything, they are

Max has bigger issues.

about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put

will need all the help

warriors and the best the

make a great team,” I said, agreeing with

over the plans again and

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

still had eyes only

them go about their

back to

saw my mother at

must have

wondered why she did not bother

I asked her, and she