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.

was a fight, and they said the attack was from

to you,” Marcel said, and

course, he

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

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

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

our mates and the girls in the

wished he could take it

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

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

because that would unearth

going back

she had a child with my father, or so

have been anyone’s child, but

council so that it would have been a scandal, and

this baby?” Leo asked,

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

said, and I

if the baby is

mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are not sure if the child is truly

baby could have belonged to any of her

also seemed obsessed with my father,” I said, and

can say

can’t get enough of those

of it,” He said,

the journals

Leo, Devin and Dominic

took from her home where she describes all manner

conclude that the woman

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

is a spillover from

might be the same

young

said it was

the confusing part of the

was David, but after meeting him and his family, I do not think

will be wrong

bastard

our resources

need to know if he is alive and where he

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

we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

security issues and the rates

it ends

the arena tomorrow and make

move in on

stay away from the arena, the more alert they will

relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with

should

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

Devin, who didn’t get the joke

won’t trouble

know they have

anything, they

Max has bigger issues.

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

all the help

pretty strong warriors and the best the east

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

the plans again and decided to

Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were up

eyes only

them go

back to

I saw my

have

wondered why she did

me?” I asked her, and