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.

a fight, and they

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

he would

attack, and my friends did not know the truth

Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman,

day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you

mates and the girls

wished he could take it all back

concluded, and I did not want to elaborate

killed Jenny and tried to make it

that would

Jenny liked to keep records,” I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they

child with

but she claimed it was

the council so that it would have been a scandal,

baby?” Leo asked,

the baby from her, and she does

he said,

bastard if the baby

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

could have belonged to

with my father,” I said,

say that

get enough of

of it,” He

journals

and Dominic asked, and I

journals of her personal life that we took from her home

is easy to conclude that the woman was unstable.”

king?” I said, and Dominic shook his

is a spillover

the

young to be

twenty-five twenty-six now since you said it

confusing part

thought it was David, but after meeting him and his family, I

be wrong to

think this bastard

the arrest, we should pull our resources

to know if he is alive

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

how are we doing this?” I

been cut short because of security issues and the rates

it ends

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our

nothing is happening and move in on the

from the

Marcel said, and I

should play some Polo,

Max are on their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed,

Devin, who didn’t get the joke because

trouble Linda

they

they are very

Max has bigger issues.

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

the help

strong warriors and the best the

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

went over the plans again and decided to

Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted

eyes

let them go about

hurried back to my

way, I saw my mother

have

why she did not bother to

didn’t you link me?” I asked her,