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

Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and

he would

the attack, and my friends did not know

Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman,

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

our mates and the girls in the harem because of

sure he wished he could take it all back

war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly what

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

because that would

I said, going back

records, she had a child with my father, or so she

could have been anyone’s child, but she claimed it was

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

baby?” Leo

the baby from her, and she does not know

bastard!” he said,

the only bastard if the baby is a

not only because of

baby could have belonged

obsessed with my father,” I said, and Theodore

can say that

can’t get enough of

of it,” He

journals were

Dominic asked,

were journals of her personal life that we took from her home

conclude that the woman was unstable.”

what if this son is the king?” I said, and Dominic

a spillover from father’s

be the same set

is too young to

said it was after

confusing part of the

I do not think he is the one.” I

be wrong to dismiss

bastard is worth

should pull our resources

to know if he is alive and where he

am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because

doing this?” I

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

ends

arena tomorrow and make our

and move in on

we stay away from the arena, the more alert they will

Marcel said, and I

thought we should play

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

except for Devin, who didn’t get the joke because he

trouble Linda and

know they have

anything, they are

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly

will need all the help we can

warriors and the best the east

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

plans again and

introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I

eyes only

I let them go about their

hurried back to my

way, I saw my mother

have been

she did

link me?” I asked her,