Shadows of Destiny

After breakfast, we had to converge at the lounge to discuss matters.

Tamia went with Linda and Avery while my mother left us to handle the issues concerning the upcoming ceremonies.

I have never been this mentally busy, but dealing with this king forced me to put my brain cells to work.

If it weren’t for the lives it threatened, I would have said I was enjoying the cat-and-mouse game the uprising was playing.

“Four days to go, and you will be the official king.

How do you feel about it?” Dominic asked me, and I looked at him, searching my mind for an honest answer.

“Honestly, Dominic.

I feel nothing.

I feel under pressure like I will be taking up more responsibilities,” I confessed, and he laughed.

“To think father fought tooth and nail for what was given to you on a platter,” he said in deep thought.

I knew Dominic cared for our father a lot and wasn’t aware of what our father did to him.

I hope the time won’t come when I must tell him the man he held on to in his happy fairytale memory never acknowledged his worth.

“I never agreed with your ideology, Sylvester, but I do now,” he said and sat beside me.

Marcel and Theodore were making themselves comfortable, while Leo and Devin were yet to join us.

“If you had attacked the south and destroyed the east as I advised, these people would have won.

I am glad you know when to be merciful and when to be ruthless,” he confessed, and just then, Leo and Devin joined us.

“Since you told me what Ramsey said, I took it upon myself to check the people on that list and the names checked out.

The list she gave us was accurate.

I returned to the prison to show Ramsey, and he agreed with the list.

Those were names of their associates and members,” He said with concern.

“So, what are you driving at?” Dominic asked him.

“Amanda and her lover planned on using these people, and if it goes wrong, dispose of them.

See what she did to her cousin and father.

They are trying to make us clean up their mess,” He said, and I knew where he was driving.

“The uprising group has ended, and the so-called king man would look for another means of getting what he wants.

See these people and the uprising thing as a failed project.

These people on this list do not have any viable information about the king man and Amanda.

They make her seem like a victim and keep saying he is an older man.

That would force us to a point at Ramsey, but we know Ramsey doesn’t have the capacity and smarts for this.

They have stylishly disposed of their allies so they can go into hiding and start afresh later.” Marcel said, and Theodore cleared his throat.

“That is why it is paramount that Annika wakes up.

She must have information that is not in circulation to make Amanda go as far as slipping her poison.

We might be wrong, but it’s worth the attempt,” he said, and I nodded.

Just then, Tamia linked me.

“Amanda is in Cains, and Jacob Mikhailov just visited her.

They argued, and he left.

asked Hendrix to

him

it later,” I said, and she

he must have noticed my eyes glazed

not so nice giveaway that I always

in Cains,” I linked Marcel and Theodore, not wanting

said we should check there,” Marcel linked

complain and argue,” I linked them, and Marcel

that we should not declare her wanted,” Devin

her to think she succeeded

She will contact Leo.

is now on the council

will contact him,” I said, and

there will be trouble in paradise soon,” I said with a

Marcel asked me, and I cleared my

reason and their emotions were worked on,

the only one that survived

had to count for

king man knew he needed a protective shield in case the operation

so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding: to recruit her father and

it would look like a continuation of what happened in my father’s era, but in actual sense, it is something new,” I said, and Leo

in love,” he said,

thought as much until Tamia broke it down for me,” I said and looked at Leo because what I was about to say would make both of us

fell in love with

so

Likewise you.

you a while to let go of her,

her and

and

knew he was fighting fresh tears, and I

them to

said,

have,” Devin said, and

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

imagine her having someone else’s

drive

on her, and it took a lot to calm

a friendly hug, but my wolf won’t have it,” I said, and Theodore and

the woman he

fated, he had found a way to

stay with him and screw

in that house, so Amanda must have had your scent regardless,” I said,

Leo, but I need to

made,” I said so he would know I did not mean it as a

was clear the man would never heal,

knew

been avoided if he had kept his

am living proof of that after what happened between Susan and

and Devin moved

thought he could get away with it, but the goddess didn’t allow

got her pregnant,” Devin said, and

crazy about

go as

bond and her

one that kept going back to sleep with him; she was the one that wanted

I said, and they

I looked at

our

he might separate

she won’t give him up, but

that happens, she will reach out

she will be grabbing on straws, looking for comfort, she will reach

but to make a connection because you will be