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

Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and Devin was

he would

the attack, and my friends did not know the

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

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

humiliated our mates and the girls in the

am sure he wished he could take it

did

had killed Jenny and tried to

explaining or elaborating because that would

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

a child

but she claimed it was my

was 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

baby?” Leo asked, and

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

bastard!” he said, and I

if the baby

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

have belonged to any

seemed obsessed with my father,” I

say

enough of

was out of it,” He said,

the journals were

Dominic asked, and I

we took from her home

to conclude that

what if this son is the king?” I said,

thing is a

be the same set

too young to

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

the confusing

family, I do not

be wrong

think this bastard is worth

the arrest, we should pull our resources together and trace this

if he is alive and where

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

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

security issues and the rates of forfeitures and

ends

will go to the arena

move in on

stay away from the arena, the more

said, and I agreed with their devised

should play

on their way,” Leo said, and we

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

trouble

know they

they are

Max has bigger issues.

Kyle is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly

all the help we can

are pretty strong warriors and the best the

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

the plans again and decided

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

eyes only for

let them

back to my

I saw my mother

must have

wondered why she did

me?” I asked her, and she