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.

and they said the attack

ordered them to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel

he would

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

attack Lady Volkov and this Jenny woman, let alone

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

had humiliated our mates and the girls

he could take it

want a war badly,” Devin concluded, and I did

had killed Jenny and tried to make

explaining or elaborating because that would unearth my

said, going back to the

to those records, she had a child

anyone’s child, but

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

happened to this baby?”

baby from her, and she does not know where the

bastard!” he said, and

only bastard if the baby is a

is a bastard not only because of the illicit affair, but we are not sure if the child is

could have belonged to any of

with my father,” I said,

say that

get enough of those

out of it,” He

the journals

and Dominic

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

easy to conclude that the woman was

king?”

a spillover from

the same set of

young to be the

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

confusing part of the

David, but after meeting him and his family, I do not think he is the one.” I said, and

will be wrong to

think this bastard is worth

pull our resources together and trace

know if he is alive

must have a serious sense of entitlement, and I am sorry to say this, but he is likely the one who thinks

are we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel

have been cut short because of security issues and the

ends

will go to the arena tomorrow

is happening and move in on the traitors

from the arena, the more alert they will

them to relax,” Marcel said, and I agreed with

we should play some Polo,

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

except for Devin, who didn’t get the joke

won’t trouble Linda and

know they

anything, they

Max has bigger issues.

behind his pack’s predicament, and Kyle is paranoid about his

all the help we can

pretty strong warriors and the best the east can

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

over the plans

the ladies in the harem,

had eyes only

them go

hurried back to

I saw my mother at my

must have been

she did not bother

I