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.

to stay

will be joining him in Cains,”

it later,” I said,

noticed my eyes

nice giveaway that I

Marcel and

we should check there,”

Jacob Mikhailov visited her at her hotel to complain and argue,” I linked them, and Marcel gently nodded, not wanting us to

do? You asked that we should not declare her wanted,”

think she succeeded and is

She will contact Leo.

now on the

I said,

be trouble in paradise soon,” I said with a broad

mean?” Marcel asked me, and I cleared my

and their emotions were worked on, I believe

father was the only one that survived

to count for

protective shield in case the operation blew

she would wholeheartedly do his

father’s era, but in actual

think they fell in love,”

broke it down for me,” I said and looked at Leo because what I was about to say would make

love with

can never imagine sharing Tamia with someone else so I

Likewise you.

a while to let go

and

and he shook his

fighting fresh tears, and I did not mean to

wanted them

didn’t even want me dancing with her,” Devin said, “almost beat me up when the north

have,” Devin said, and I

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

can’t imagine her having someone

drive my wolf

her, and it took a

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

king man sent the woman

powerful one at that, simply because they were fated, he had

with

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

where this discussion is going, Leo, but I need to explain

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

the man would never heal, and I

he knew it was all his

been avoided if he had

am living proof of that after what

on, and Devin

get away with it, but the goddess didn’t

pregnant,”

crazy about this

is why she would go as

and her entire family for

him; she was the one that wanted the babies and not

him, she is dispensable,” I

I looked

to our topic

her, but he might separate

because he knows she won’t give him up, but he might disappear and

she will reach out to you,

will be grabbing on straws, looking for comfort,

to make a connection because you will be her