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 the attack was from

Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and Devin

course, he

the attack, and my friends did

this Jenny woman, let

to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic

the girls in the

am sure he wished he could take it all

a war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not

Jenny and tried to make

was no point explaining or elaborating because that would

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

a child with my father, or

anyone’s child, but she

occupied his seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s

to this baby?” Leo asked,

she does not know where the baby is,” I

said,

the only bastard if the baby is

since father claimed his mother, but Jenny’s child is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we

baby could have belonged

with my father,” I said, and

can say that

can’t get enough of those

out of it,” He

the journals

and Dominic

we took

to conclude that the woman was

son is the king?” I said,

thing is a

the

too young to

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

the confusing

him and his family, I do not think he is the one.” I

be wrong to

this bastard is worth looking

our resources together and trace this

he is alive and

say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed

are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

been cut short because of security issues and the rates of

it ends this

go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

move in on the traitors at

we stay away from the arena, the more alert

to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with

we should play

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

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

won’t trouble Linda and

know they

they are very

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about

all the help we can

warriors and the best the east can

great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my

went over the plans

Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were

eyes only for

I let them go about their

hurried back

way, I saw my mother at my

must have been

did not bother

link me?” I asked