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 the

to bring Tamia to you,”

he would

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

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

and you had

girls in

he wished he could take it all

and I did not want to elaborate because I knew

tried to make it

point explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow

records,” I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they

records, she had a child with my father,

but she claimed

on the council so that it would have

to this baby?” Leo asked, and

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

he said,

only bastard if the baby

only because of the illicit affair, but we are not

belonged to any of her

with my father,” I said,

say

enough of those

of it,” He said,

journals

Leo, Devin and Dominic

we took from her home where

conclude that the woman was

this son is the king?” I

is a spillover from father’s

be the

too young to be

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

confusing

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

wrong

bastard is worth

pull our resources together and trace this guy

know if he is alive and where he

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

how are we doing this?”

security issues and the rates of forfeitures and

ends this

will go to the arena

nothing is happening and move in on

stay away from the

relax,” Marcel said, and

should play some

Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering what happened

for Devin, who didn’t get the

won’t trouble

know they

anything, they

Max has bigger issues.

Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly

need all the help we can

strong warriors and

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

over the plans again

in

eyes only

I let them go

hurried back

saw my mother at

must have

did not

didn’t you link me?” I asked her, and