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

to you,” Marcel said,

he

my friends did not know the

this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?”

that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic

had humiliated our mates and the girls

sure he wished he could take it

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

to make

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow

going back to the topic

to those records, she had a child with my father,

have been anyone’s child, but she claimed it

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 Babanin’s seat,” I said,

baby?” Leo asked, and

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

he said, and

the only bastard if the baby is a

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

baby could have belonged

my father,” I said, and

say

can’t get enough

was out of it,” He

the journals were

Devin and Dominic

we took from her home where

that the

this son is the king?” I said,

king thing is a spillover

might be the same

young to be the

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

confusing part of

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

be wrong to dismiss

bastard is worth

pull our resources together and trace this guy

know if he is

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, and we

this?” I asked, and

been cut short because of security issues and the rates

ends this

to the arena

and move in on the traitors at

away from the

to relax,” Marcel said,

thought we should play some Polo,

said, and we

didn’t get the joke because

won’t trouble Linda

they have

they are

Max has bigger issues.

about his

will need all the help we

warriors and the best the east can

I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice,

went over the plans again and decided to

planned on introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem, but

eyes only

let them go

back

I saw my

must have been

wondered why she did not bother

didn’t you link me?” I asked her, and