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 in Cains,” She linked

later,” I said, and she

matter?” Marcel said; he must have noticed my eyes glazed over while Tamia and I

not so nice giveaway that I always do my best

I linked Marcel and Theodore, not wanting Devin and Leo to

should check there,” Marcel

complain and argue,” I

what are we going to do? You asked that we should not declare her

we want her to think she succeeded and is home

She will contact Leo.

on the

him,” I

trouble in paradise soon,”

mean?” Marcel asked me, and I

emotions were worked on, I believe the king man targeted

that

to count

king man knew he needed a protective shield in case the

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

the surface, it would look like a continuation of what happened in my father’s era, but in

think they fell in love,” he said, and

looked at Leo because what I was

fell in love

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

Likewise you.

you a while to let go of her,

sent Tamia to Devin, allowed him to sleep with her and claim her so you can have power over his

and

fighting fresh tears, and I did

them to see

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

wouldn’t have,” Devin said,

“Likewise myself,” I said.

“I can’t.

her having someone

drive my

it took a lot to calm

wolf won’t have

the woman

were fated, he

to stay with him and screw

Amanda must have

Leo, but

Tamia made,” I said so he would know I

would

he knew

have been avoided if he had kept his promise and said

that after

and

could get away with it, but the goddess didn’t

pregnant,”

crazy about this

why she would go as far as

has destroyed her bond and her entire

that kept going back to sleep with him; she was

him, she is dispensable,” I said, and they understood

looked at

to our topic

her, but he might separate from her and blame it

won’t kill her because he knows she won’t give

will reach out to

on straws, looking for comfort, she will reach out

but to make a connection because