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.

they said

you ordered them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel

he

attack, and my friends did

Jenny woman, let alone kill her?”

seemed plausible at that time since that was the day 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 in his

the girls in the harem because

he wished he could take it

I did not want to elaborate because I knew

and tried to

explaining or elaborating because that would unearth

liked to keep records,” I said, going back to

had a child

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

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

this baby?” Leo asked,

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

bastard!” he said, and I

bastard if the

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

baby could have belonged to any of her

my father,” I said, and Theodore

say that

enough of

of it,”

the journals

Leo, Devin and Dominic asked, and I

of her personal life that we took

that the woman was unstable.”

the king?” I said, and

thing is a spillover

the same set of

is too young to be the

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

the confusing part

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

be wrong to

bastard is worth

the arrest, we should pull our resources together

know if he is alive and where

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

are we doing this?” I

because of security issues and the

ends

will go to the arena tomorrow

happening and move in on the traitors at

we stay away from the arena,

need them to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with

thought we should play

said, and we all laughed,

for Devin, who didn’t get the joke

won’t trouble Linda and

know they have

anything, they

Max has bigger issues.

Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly

all the help we can

strong warriors and the best the east can

with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice but

plans again

planned on introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were up for

eyes only for

them go about their

back to my

my way, I saw my mother at my

have

did not bother

I asked