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

joining him

later,” I said, and she closed

must have noticed my eyes glazed over while Tamia

I

and Theodore, not wanting Devin and

should check

at her hotel to complain and argue,” I linked them, and

we should not declare her

to think she succeeded and is

She will contact Leo.

now on the council

I

will be trouble in paradise

Marcel asked

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

the only one that survived the uprising against

to count for

he needed a protective shield in case the operation blew

love so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding: to recruit her father and make him the

era, but in actual sense, it is something new,” I said, and Leo

fell in love,” he said, and

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

love with the same

so I can achieve my goal; I would

Likewise you.

let go of

her and claim her so you

eyes were misty, and he shook

was fighting fresh tears, and I did not mean to

wanted them to

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

have,” Devin said,

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

can’t imagine her having someone

would drive my wolf

on her, and it took a lot to

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

so-called king man sent the woman he loves to

simply because they were fated, he

stay with

so Amanda must have had your scent regardless,” I said, and Leo became

where this discussion is going, Leo,

a point Tamia made,” I said so he would know

clear the man would never heal, and I knew

because he knew

been avoided if he had kept his promise and

living proof of that after what

and

get away with it, but the

pregnant,”

crazy about this

is why she would go as far as

destroyed her bond and her entire

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

is dispensable,” I said, and

looked at

our

her, but he might separate from her and blame

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

happens, she will

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

come back but to make a connection because you will be her only