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

you ordered them to bring Tamia to you,”

he

not orchestrate the attack, and my friends did not know the truth about the

I attack Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman, let alone

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

humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because

am sure he wished he

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

killed Jenny and tried to make

was no point explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow

I said, going back to the topic of discussion, and they

child with

been anyone’s child, but she claimed

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

baby?” Leo

father took the baby from her, and she does not know where the baby is,” I

said,

only bastard if the baby is a

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

could have belonged to any of

my father,” I said, and Theodore

say

can’t get enough of

out of it,”

journals

Dominic asked,

personal life that we took from her

conclude that the woman was

son is the king?” I said,

king thing is a

be the

young to be

twenty-six now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s

is the confusing part of

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

wrong

this bastard

arrest, we should pull our resources

if he is alive and

I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that,

how are we doing this?” I

of security issues and

it ends this

to the arena

nothing is happening and move in on the

from the arena, the more alert

to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed

should

are on their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed, remembering what happened at the

didn’t

trouble Linda

know they

anything, they are very

Max has bigger issues.

is paranoid about his warriors,” Leo said quickly to put

all the help we can

warriors

aside, we will make a great team,” I said, agreeing with Leo’s choice, and my friends had no choice

plans again and

the ladies in

still had eyes only for

them go

back to

my way, I saw

have

did not

didn’t you link me?” I asked