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 stay

will be joining him in Cains,” She linked

talk about it later,” I said, and she closed the

noticed my eyes glazed over while Tamia and I

so nice giveaway that I always

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

we should check there,” Marcel linked

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

we going to do? You asked that we should not declare her wanted,” Devin said, and

we want her to think she succeeded and

She will contact Leo.

now on the council

him,” I said, and Leo

paradise soon,” I said with a

Marcel asked me, and I cleared my

was a target for a specific reason and their emotions were worked on, I believe the king man targeted Amanda,” I said, and they were

the only one that survived the uprising against Maurice,

had to count

man knew he needed a protective

fall in love so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding:

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

in love,”

looked at Leo because

in love

can never imagine sharing Tamia with someone else so I can achieve my goal;

Likewise you.

to let go of her, and you

have sent Tamia to Devin, allowed him to sleep with her and claim her so

were misty, and he

tears, and

just wanted them to see

dancing with her,” Devin said, “almost

wouldn’t have,” Devin said, and I

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

her

drive my

her, and it

won’t have it,” I said, and Theodore and

king man sent the woman he loves to

one at that, simply because they were fated, he had found a way to

stay with him and

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

is going, Leo, but I need to explain something; please bear

am not being insensitive, just proving a point Tamia made,” I said so he would know I

man would never heal, and I

he knew

he had kept his promise and said

living proof of that after what

on, and

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

he got her pregnant,” Devin said, and

crazy

is why she would go as far as

bond and her entire

kept going back to sleep with him;

dispensable,” I said, and they understood my

looked at

to our

but he might separate

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

will reach out

looking for comfort, she

come back but to make a connection because you will