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 attack

to you,” Marcel said, and Devin was

he

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

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

and you had already attacked the estate to

and the girls in the harem because of the

wished he could take

a war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because

killed Jenny and tried to make

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could

I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they

those records, she had a child

been anyone’s child, but she claimed it was

council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I said, and they

this baby?” Leo asked, and

my father took the baby from her, and she does not know where

he said,

the only bastard if

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

baby could have belonged to any

my father,” I said,

can say that

get enough

out of it,”

the journals were

Devin and Dominic asked, and I

life that we took from her home where she describes all manner

that the woman was unstable.”

son is the king?” I said, and

thing is a spillover

be the

young to be the

said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.”

the confusing part

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

wrong to dismiss

this bastard is worth

the arrest, we should pull our resources together and trace

know if he is alive and

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

are we doing this?” I asked,

of security issues and the rates of forfeitures

it ends this

to the arena tomorrow and make

is happening and move in on

from the arena, the more alert they

Marcel said, and I agreed with their

we should

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

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

trouble Linda

they

they

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to

need all the help we can

Kyle are pretty strong warriors and the best the east can

aside, we will make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice,

over the plans

to the ladies in the

still had eyes only

them

back

my way, I saw my mother at

must have

she did not bother

didn’t you link me?” I