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

will be joining him in Cains,” She linked

it later,” I said, and she closed

have noticed my eyes glazed over

so nice giveaway that I

Marcel and

should check

Mikhailov visited her at her hotel to complain and argue,” I

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

we want her to think she succeeded and is home

She will contact Leo.

now on the

I said,

paradise soon,” I said

you mean?” Marcel asked me, and I cleared

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

that survived the uprising

to

needed a protective shield in case the operation blew

her and made her 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, and Leo

they fell in love,” he said, and

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

love with the

else so I can achieve my goal; I would find

Likewise you.

while to let go

sleep with her and claim

and he shook

he was fighting fresh tears, and I

them to

with her,” Devin said, “almost beat me up when the north took

have,” Devin said, and I

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

imagine her having someone

drive my wolf

scented Leo on her, and it took a lot to

won’t have it,” I

king man sent the woman he loves

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

with him and screw him

Amanda must have had your scent

Leo, but

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

clear the man would never heal, and

knew

he had kept

of that after what

moved on, and Devin

thought he could get away with it, but the goddess

pregnant,” Devin said, and

crazy about

she would go as far as she

her bond and her entire family

him; she was the one that wanted the

dispensable,” I said, and they understood

looked at

our

separate from her and

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

that happens, she will reach out to

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

to make a connection