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 the

Tamia to you,”

course, he

the attack, and my friends did

Jenny woman, let alone kill her?”

since that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to take her,” Dominic said, and I could hear the tinge of shame in his

mates and the girls in the harem because of

am sure he wished he could take it all back

badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not

and tried to make it seem like it was

no point explaining or elaborating because that would

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

child with my father,

anyone’s child, but

seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost

baby?” Leo asked, and

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

said, and I

only bastard if

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

have belonged to any

with my father,” I said, and Theodore

say that

get enough of

of it,” He

journals

and Dominic asked, and

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

easy to conclude that the woman was

king?” I said,

king thing is a spillover from

be the

young to be

said it was after

confusing

I do not think he is

will be wrong to dismiss

think this bastard is

our resources together

know if he is alive and

the one who thinks

how are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

short because of security issues and the

it ends

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

move in on the traitors

from the

said, and I agreed with their

should play some

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

for Devin, who didn’t get the joke because

won’t trouble

they

they are very

Max has bigger issues.

about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put Theodore and Marcel’s

all the help

Kyle are pretty strong warriors and the best the

agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice but to

went over the plans again

on introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the

still had eyes only

I let them go about

hurried back to my

I saw my mother at my

must have been

did

didn’t you link me?” I