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

him in Cains,” She linked

talk about it later,” I said, and she closed

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

that I

linked Marcel and Theodore, not wanting Devin and Leo to

we should check

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

You asked that we should

want her to think she succeeded and

She will contact Leo.

is now on the

contact him,” I

will be trouble in paradise soon,” I said with

mean?” Marcel asked me, and I cleared

emotions were

was the only one that survived

had to count for

a protective shield in case the operation blew

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

of what happened in my father’s era, but in actual sense,

fell in love,” he said, and

I said and looked at Leo because what I was about to say would make both of us

love with

never imagine sharing Tamia with someone else so I

Likewise you.

took you a while to let go of

Devin, allowed him to sleep with her and claim her so you can

eyes were misty, and he shook his

fresh tears, and I did not

them to

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

wouldn’t 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 calm Knight

hug, but my wolf won’t have

sent the woman he loves to another

they were fated, he had found a way to use the bond to

allowed her to stay with him and screw

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

is going, Leo, but I

I said so he

clear the man would never heal, and I knew

he knew it

avoided if he had kept his

that after what happened

moved on, and

he could get away with it,

got her pregnant,” Devin said, and I

is crazy about

why she would go as

bond and her entire

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

him, she is dispensable,” I said, and

looked at

to our

her, but he might separate

give him up, but he

she will reach out

on straws, looking for comfort, she

come back but to make a connection because