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

to you,” Marcel said, and Devin

course, he

and my friends did not know the truth about

Volkov and this Jenny woman, let

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

girls in the harem

sure he wished he could take it all

concluded, and I did not want to elaborate because I

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

elaborating because that would unearth my mother’s secrets, and I could not allow

to keep records,” I said, going back

had a child with my father, or so

been anyone’s child, but she claimed it was my

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

happened to this baby?” Leo asked, and

baby from her, and she does not know

bastard!” he said,

if the baby is

only because of the illicit affair, but we are

could have belonged

also seemed obsessed with my father,” I said, and Theodore

can say

enough of those

out of it,” He said,

the journals

Leo, Devin and Dominic asked,

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

that the

this son is the king?” I

is a

be the same set of

is too young to be

twenty-five twenty-six now since you said it was after

is the confusing part of

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

be wrong

think this bastard is worth

should pull our

if he is

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

we doing this?” I asked, and Marcel leaned

because of security issues and

ends this

will go to the arena tomorrow and make our presence

nothing is happening and move in on the traitors at

away from the arena,

them to relax,” Marcel said,

thought we should

and we all laughed, remembering what happened at the

except for Devin, who didn’t get

won’t trouble Linda and

they

they are

Max has bigger issues.

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

need all the help

strong warriors and the best the east

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

the plans

ladies in the

still had eyes only

them go about

back to my

saw

have been

she did not

link me?” I asked her, and she