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

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

he

and my friends did not know the

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

Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could hear the tinge of shame

the girls in

am sure he wished he could

Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly what had

Jenny and tried to make it seem like

explaining or elaborating because that would unearth

keep records,” I said, going back

a child

have been anyone’s child, but she

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

this baby?” Leo asked, and I

father took the baby from her, and she does

said,

bastard if the baby is a

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

belonged to any of

with my

can say

get enough of those

woman was out of it,” He

journals were

Devin and Dominic asked,

her personal life that we took from

that the woman was unstable.”

king?” I said, and Dominic

king thing is a spillover

be the

too young to be

twenty-six now since you said it

is the confusing part of

thought it was David, but after meeting him and his family, I do not think he is the one.” I

will be wrong to

think this bastard is

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

know if he is alive and where

but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed

how are we doing this?”

cut short because of security issues and the rates of

it ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

move in on the traitors at

the arena, the more alert they will

relax,” Marcel said, and

thought we should play

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

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

trouble

they have

anything, they are very

Max has bigger issues.

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

will need all the help we can

warriors and the best the east

with Leo’s choice, and my friends

the plans again and

the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were

still had eyes only

them

back to my

way, I saw my mother at my

must have been

wondered why she did not bother to

me?” I asked her, and