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.

Hendrix to stay

joining him in Cains,”

about it later,” I said, and

have noticed my eyes glazed over while

not so nice giveaway that I

I linked Marcel and Theodore, not wanting Devin

we should check there,” Marcel linked

is in Cains, and Jacob Mikhailov visited her at her hotel to complain and argue,” I linked them, and Marcel gently nodded, not

that we should not declare her wanted,” Devin said, and I

think she succeeded and is home

She will contact Leo.

on the

contact him,” I said, and

there will be trouble in paradise soon,”

do you mean?” Marcel asked

list was a target for a specific reason and their emotions were worked on, I believe

one that survived the uprising against Maurice,

had to count

he needed a protective shield in case the operation blew

on her and made her fall in love so she would wholeheartedly do his bidding: to recruit her father and

my father’s era, but in actual sense,

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

looked at Leo because what I was about

in love with

someone else so I can achieve my goal; I would find another

Likewise you.

let go

with her and

misty, and

fighting fresh tears, and I did not

wanted them to see

with her,” Devin said,

have,” Devin said, and

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

can’t imagine her having someone else’s

drive my wolf

on her, and it took a lot to calm Knight

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

man sent the woman he loves to

he

with him and

that house, so Amanda must have had

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

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

clear the man would never heal, and I

knew it was

could have been avoided if he had kept his promise and

of that after

moved on, and Devin moved

get away with it, but the goddess

her pregnant,”

crazy

she would go as far as

and her entire family for his

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

him, she is dispensable,” I said, and

I looked at

our

her, but he might separate from her and blame it on

give him up, but he might disappear and make

that happens, she will reach

looking for comfort,

not to come back but to make a