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.

a fight, and they said the attack

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

he would

my friends did not know

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

that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could

humiliated our mates and the girls in the

he

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

had killed Jenny and tried to make

point explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and

I said, going back to the topic of

to those records, she had a child

have been anyone’s child, but

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

happened to this baby?” Leo asked, and

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

he said, and

only bastard if

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

have belonged to any

also seemed obsessed with my father,” I

can say that again,

enough of

out of it,” He

the journals were

Dominic asked, and I

her personal life that we took from her home where she

easy to conclude that the

is the king?” I said, and Dominic

king thing is a spillover from

might be the same set

too young to be the

now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic said, and I

confusing part of

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

be wrong to

bastard is worth

our resources together and trace

if he is

to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that, he has no reason

we doing this?”

have been cut short because of security issues and the rates of forfeitures and

ends this

the arena tomorrow and make

move in

stay away from the arena, the more alert they

said, and I agreed with

should play some

their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering

for Devin, who didn’t get

trouble Linda

know they have

anything, they are very

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put

all the

warriors and the best

team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice but

plans again

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

had eyes only for

them go about

back

saw my mother at my

must have been

she did not bother to link

I asked