The Dark Side Of Fate

~Sylvester~

When Theodore interrupted my speech at the northern council conference, I knew something serious had happened.

I politely excused myself. I went to him.

I could hear people murmuring, but soon, Marcel took over, and they were silent.

That was why it was best I wrote my speeches. He just picked up from where I left off.

Theodore stood when I approached him.

“They are back,” He said, and I smiled, glad that Tamia had returned.

I was worried she might see Leo or Devin, and they would convince her to leave with them.

The painful part of that fear was that I wouldn’t have gone after her if she had willingly followed. Otherwise, I would have given my mother, Dominic and the entire council the war they had longed for and burned the south or east to the ground.

“Tamia is ill. Linda asked that I send a doctor, which I did, but then she insisted I tell you. I think it is serious,” He said, and images of her being poisoned by Jake Brighton just to get at me flooded my mind.

I was out the door before Theodore could finish the sentence.

People were looking at me weirdly.

The moment I stepped out, I hopped into the first car I saw. It wasn’t mine, but I was lord, and the driver was already behind the wheel.

“Volkov estate now!” I ordered him, and he started his vehicle.

I did not know who he worked for; I will have to apologise later.

We arrived at the estate, and I rushed into the building and went straight to my room.

Avery and Linda were with her. She looked pale and sweaty but seemed a bit calm. The doctor was examining her, and I went to hold her hands. Knight was afraid, so I had to try and control myself.

When the doctor congratulated me that she was pregnant, I was shocked. Knowing that Linda did not feel the same way made me still worried that Jake did something.

“Linda is pregnant, and she isn’t ill?” I asked the doctor.

to help her relax and sleep it off, but there is no cause for alarm here. She will be alright when she wakes up;

eyes close gradually until she

excused themselves, and I

did not bang too hard and wake Tamia up. I knew it was my mother. She was

and she frowned at me. Not wanting her in my room, I stepped

with her?” She asked, and I knew she must

you care?” I said, and she sighed and bowed her

just that treason is a serious crime, and I knew they would want to kill Dominic. Tamia threatened to deal with Dominic if he caused you trouble. You are a fool for her. I was angry, but I don’t hate her. I just went to my family home to calm down and think

though she didn’t say it, I could see it. You called her a whore, among other things;

was easy to think he would pull off that stunt. It was Tamia that made me question the enforcer. She was the one that made me look at other factors, yet you were busy antagonising her and making her feel inadequate. I am disappointed in you, mother. Anyone looking from the

him. He is the older of you two, yet he has nothing, no position, no charge and respect. Things like that get to people. You have it all, Sylvester; he has nothing. He has to live in your shadow for the rest of his life. It is not your fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so he can feel better. Larry has worked on his insecurities and used them. I was happy you locked

but I am really concerned for her. I knew she went to the west because of you. It was a brave thing to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am concerned. Jake isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say the same for Donald Brighton. He is the next alpha, and he has

wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my room and let

and she looked at

said with concern, and

said she will be fine,” I

examine her?” She asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but

and palm and checked her nails; Tamia

doctor take a blood sample?” She

think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked

system is fighting whatever was introduced into it,” She said and patted her

she gasped.

said softly and looked at Tamia

she will give me another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia would be that nice

to tell me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and she

bitch

got jealous. Gretchen thought she was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and Maurice considered it. I hated that bitch because she

clear that my mother’s selective memory was her

sleep with those women to learn their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method

Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade

naked, looking freshly fucked, and she snapped. You see, Maurice had stopped touching Ava, and it bothered

had her locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her

the carpet. No one knew this, but Donald hates the Volkovs because of it. He thinks his mother was brought here as a slave and killed unjustly.

Brighton. I am sure they