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 said the attack was from

to bring Tamia to you,” Marcel said, and

he

friends did not know the

this Jenny woman, let alone kill her?” Devin asked, and

that was the day Sylvester was taking Tamia to visit our mother, and you had already attacked the estate to

had humiliated our mates and the girls in the harem because of

sure he wished he could take it all back

and I did not want to elaborate because I knew exactly what had

mother had killed Jenny and tried to make it seem like it was

that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could

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

had a child

been anyone’s child, but

it would have been a scandal, and she would have lost the Babanin’s seat,” I

baby?” Leo asked, and

she does not know

said, and I

only bastard if

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

baby could have belonged to any of

my

can say that again,

get enough

woman was out of it,” He said,

the journals

Dominic asked, and

were journals of her personal life that we took from her home

conclude that

is the king?” I

a spillover from father’s

might be the same

is too young to

twenty-six now since you said it was after Jenny’s husband’s death.” Dominic

the confusing part

meeting him and his family, I

wrong to

think this bastard is

arrest, we should pull our resources

need to know if he is alive and where he

entitlement, 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 be king,”

we doing this?” I asked, and

short because of security issues and

ends

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

nothing is happening and move in on the traitors at

away from the

them to relax,” Marcel said, and I

thought we should play

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

for Devin, who didn’t get the

won’t trouble Linda

know they have

they are very

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

need all the help

and Kyle are pretty strong warriors and the best

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

went over the plans

in the harem, but I doubted they were up for

had eyes only

them go about their

hurried back to my

saw my mother

have

wondered why she did not bother to link

you link me?” I asked