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.

other things. If there is anything, she is already recovering from it. I will give her a mild sedative to help her relax and sleep it

close gradually until she

Avery excused themselves, and I stayed

bang too hard and

frowned at me. Not wanting her

asked, and I knew she must

you care?” I said, and she sighed

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 things through.” She said,

You called

only one that believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one that urged me to dig instead of passing judgment. Dominic has been a problem for me, so it 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 outside would

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

am concerned. Jake isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say the same for Donald Brighton. He is the

other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened the

signalled her to keep it down, and she

is pale,” She said with concern, and

be fine,” I said, and

She asked, and I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there,

nails; Tamia stirred in her

doctor take a blood sample?” She asked,

she ingested a small amount of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked

fighting whatever was

is pregnant,” I confirmed, and she gasped. A wide grin spread across her

and looked at

and I doubted Tamia would be that nice again, but

were going to tell me something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and she nodded. We moved

Brighton. A bitch …”

her husband, and Maurice considered it. I hated that bitch because she almost took my husband from me. Ava did not see it as an act of kindness on her part. She saw it as a way of reducing her competition. The bitch thought Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was only trying to get rid of her. So she pleaded with Maurice to remain in his service and continue to warm

my mother’s

their husband’s secrets and be ahead of them, but here she was admitting that his method was fucked up, but I

silver blade

instead of finding Maurice, she found Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly fucked, and she snapped. You see, Maurice

her locked up in the dungeon, and one drunken night, he went to her cell and took her life,”

he did was against the law. Ava was supposed to stand trial for her crime, slave or not. But he acted on impulse, and we swept it under the carpet. No one knew this, but Donald hates the Volkovs because of it. He thinks

I am sure they wanted to kill her. She just didn’t ingest enough,” she