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.

fight, and they said the

them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and Devin

he would

and my friends did not know the truth about

Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman,

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

had humiliated our mates and the girls in the

am sure he wished he could take

people want a war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I

and tried to make it seem like

explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I

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

records, she had a child with my father, or so she

child, but she claimed it was

was late by then, and she occupied his seat on the council so that it would have been a scandal,

this baby?” Leo asked, and I

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

he said,

only bastard if the

a bastard 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 the child is truly

have belonged

obsessed with my

say that

can’t get enough of those

of it,”

the journals were

Leo, Devin and Dominic

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

is easy to conclude that the

king?” I said, and Dominic shook his

is a spillover from father’s

be the same

young to be

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

the confusing part of

family, I do not think he is the one.” I said, and Leo leaned

will be wrong to dismiss

this bastard is worth

arrest, we should pull our resources together

to know if he is alive and where he

a serious sense of entitlement, and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks he is owed because other than that, he

are we doing this?” I asked, and

games have been cut short because of security issues

it ends

arena tomorrow

is happening and move in on

stay away from the arena, the more alert

relax,” Marcel said, and

should play some Polo,

their way,” Leo said, and we all laughed,

didn’t get the joke

trouble Linda

know they

anything, they

Max has bigger issues.

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

need all the help we

and Kyle are pretty strong warriors

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

went over the plans again and decided to

planned on introducing Devin and Leo to the ladies in the harem, but I doubted they were up for

had eyes only for

let them go about their

back

I saw my mother at

have

wondered why she did not

you link me?” I asked her, and