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.

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

Tamia’s eyes close

Avery excused themselves, and I stayed

on my door thirty minutes later, and I rushed to open it so the person did not bang too hard and wake Tamia up. I knew it was my mother. She was the only one that dared

door, and she frowned at me. Not

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

do you care?” I said, and she sighed and

I am sorry. It was 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 things through.” She said, and I knew she

and actions hurt her, mother. Even though she didn’t say it, I could see it. You called her a whore, among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said, and

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 say you didn’t birth me with how you acted. You always side with him over me; you never have my back,” I said, tears streaming down her

hearing. That was why he stayed. I also say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for 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

thing to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am concerned. Jake isn’t vindictive, but I can’t say

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

to keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where she was

is pale,” She said with concern,

said she will be fine,” I said, and she looked

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

and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep but did not wake

doctor take a blood sample?” She asked, and

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

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

she gasped. A wide grin spread

she said softly and looked at

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

said, and she nodded. We moved to the couch area,

bitch …”

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 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

that my mother’s selective

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

silver blade through her heart in this room,” she

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

went to her cell and

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 his mother was brought here as a slave and killed

Brighton. I am sure they wanted to kill her. She just didn’t ingest enough,” she said, and I hoped for Jake’s sake there was nothing in Tamia’s blood or I would