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

joining him in Cains,”

talk about it later,” I

matter?” Marcel said; he must have noticed my eyes glazed over

not so nice giveaway that I always do

in Cains,” I linked Marcel and Theodore, not

said we should check there,” Marcel linked

complain and argue,” I linked them, and Marcel gently nodded, not wanting

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

think

She will contact Leo.

is now on the council and

him,” I said, and Leo

will be trouble in paradise soon,” I said with

you mean?” Marcel asked me, and I cleared

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

father was the only one that

had to

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

her fall in love so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding: to recruit her

of what happened in my father’s era,

think they fell in love,” he said, and I

broke it down for me,” I said and looked

fell in love with the same

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

Likewise you.

a while to let go of her, and

him to sleep with her and claim

and he shook his

fighting fresh tears, and I

just wanted them to see

said, “almost beat me up when the north

Devin said,

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

can’t imagine her

would drive my

it took a lot

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

king man sent the woman he loves

that, simply because they were fated, he had found a way to use the bond to

allowed her to stay with him and screw

said you two were like rabbits in that house, so Amanda must have had your

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

Tamia made,” I said so he would know I did not

was clear the man would never

because he knew it was

been avoided if he had kept his promise

after

on, and Devin

thought he could get away with it, but the goddess

her pregnant,” Devin

is crazy about

she would go as far as she has gone for

has destroyed her bond and her entire

kept going back to sleep with him;

dispensable,” I said, and they understood my

I looked

to our

he might separate from her and blame

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

that happens, she will reach

grabbing on straws, looking

back but to make a