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

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

course, he

friends did not know the truth about the

woman, let alone

you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could hear the tinge of shame

girls

wished he could take

and I did

killed Jenny and tried to

would unearth my mother’s

said, going back to

a child with my

been anyone’s child, but she claimed

husband was late by then, and she occupied his seat on the council so that it would have

happened to this baby?” Leo asked, and I

claimed my father took the baby from her, and she does

said, and

bastard if the

child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are

have belonged to any of her

also seemed obsessed with my father,” I

can say

enough of those

woman was out of it,” He

the journals were

and Dominic asked,

her personal life that we took

that the woman was

king?”

thing is a spillover from father’s

be the

is too young to

should be twenty-five twenty-six now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic said, and

is the confusing

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

wrong to dismiss

this bastard

the arrest, we should pull our resources together and trace this guy

need to know if he is alive

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

we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

have been cut short because of security issues and the

ends

the arena tomorrow

is happening and move in on the traitors at

away from the arena,

to relax,” Marcel said, and I

should play some Polo,

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

who didn’t get

trouble

know they have

they are

Max has bigger issues.

paranoid about his

will need all the help

strong warriors and the best the

said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and

plans again

ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were

had eyes only

let them go about

hurried back to my

way, I saw my mother

must have

she did not bother to link

link me?” I asked her,