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.

they said the attack

you ordered them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and

he would

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

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

mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could

humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because

am sure he wished he could take it all back

and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly what

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

would unearth

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

a child

could have been anyone’s child, but

have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I said, and they were

to this baby?” Leo asked, and

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

bastard!” he said, and I

bastard if

claimed his mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because

baby could have belonged to

also seemed obsessed with my father,”

can say that again,

can’t get enough of

of it,” He

journals

Dominic asked,

of her personal life that we took

conclude that the woman was

son is the king?” I said, and Dominic shook his

a spillover from father’s

be the

too young to

said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic said,

confusing part of

and his family, I do not think he is

be wrong to

think this bastard is worth

arrest, we should pull our

to know if he is alive and where

he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that,

are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

short because of security issues and the rates of forfeitures and

ends

go to the arena tomorrow

happening and move in on the traitors

we stay away from the arena,

them to relax,” Marcel said, and I

we should

and Max are on their way,” Leo said, and

Devin, who didn’t get the joke because he

trouble

know they

they are very

Max has bigger issues.

is behind his pack’s predicament, and Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put Theodore and Marcel’s minds at

all the

pretty strong warriors and the best the east

make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice,

plans

Devin and Leo to the ladies in

eyes

I let them go

back to my

my way, I saw my

must have been

why she did

I