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

to you,” Marcel said, and Devin

he would

and my friends

woman, let alone kill her?” Devin asked, and

plausible at that time since that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you

the girls in the

he wished he could take it

Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because

had killed Jenny and tried to make it

or elaborating because that would unearth my

I said, going back to

she had a child with

been anyone’s child, but she claimed

have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I said, and they were

happened to this baby?” Leo asked, and I

and she does not know where the baby

he said,

only bastard if the baby is

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

baby could have belonged to any

obsessed with my father,”

say that again,

can’t get enough of those

of

journals were

and Dominic asked,

her personal life that we took from her home where she describes

easy to conclude that the woman

the king?” I said, and Dominic shook

a spillover from

the

is too young to be the

now since you said it was

confusing

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

will be wrong

think this bastard is worth looking

our

know if he is alive and

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,

are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

been cut short because of security issues and the

ends

will go to the arena tomorrow

happening and move in on the traitors

longer we stay away from the arena, the more

said, and I

we should play

Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering what

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

won’t trouble Linda and

know they have

they are very

Max has bigger issues.

predicament, and Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said

will need all the help we

strong warriors and the

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

over the plans again and

introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem,

had eyes only for

them go

back

my way, I saw my mother at my

must have

did not bother to link

I asked