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 with

will be joining him in Cains,” She linked

it later,” I said,

said; he must have noticed my eyes glazed over while

nice giveaway that I always

in Cains,” I linked Marcel and Theodore,

we should check there,” Marcel linked

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

asked that we

to think she succeeded and is

She will contact Leo.

now on the

will contact him,” I said, and Leo

be trouble in paradise

asked me,

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

the only one that survived the uprising against Maurice, my

to count

protective

he recruited Amanda, worked on her and made her fall in love so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding: to recruit her father and make

what happened in my father’s era, but in actual sense, it is something new,” I said, and Leo shook his

in love,”

down for me,” I said and looked

in love with the same

sharing Tamia with someone else so I can achieve my goal; I

Likewise you.

you a while to let go of her, and

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

eyes were misty, and he shook his

fighting fresh tears, and I

them to

her,” Devin said, “almost

have,” Devin said,

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

can’t imagine her

drive

scented Leo on her, and it took a

a friendly hug, but my wolf won’t have it,”

king man sent the

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

with

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

is going, Leo, but I need to explain

said so he would know I did not mean it as

clear the man would never heal, and I

knew it was all

if he had kept

of that after what happened between Susan and

on, and Devin

with it, but the

got her pregnant,”

crazy about this

is why she would go as far as she has gone for

has destroyed her bond and

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

I

I looked

our

might separate from her and blame it on the

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

will reach out

be grabbing on straws, looking for

but to make a connection because you will be her only