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.

sample to test for 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

eyes close gradually until she

themselves, and

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

frowned at me.

She asked,

I said, and she

are a fool for her. I was angry, but I don’t hate her. I just went

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,”

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

I gave birth to both of you. I threatened to disown him if he went for the 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

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

wanted to tell me other things people weren’t supposed to hear, so I opened

signalled her to keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

is pale,” She said with concern, and I

fine,” I said, and she

did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was there, I decided it wouldn’t

and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred

a blood sample?” She

amount of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and

whatever was

I confirmed, and she gasped. A wide grin spread

said softly and looked at Tamia

hope she will give me another chance.” She said, and I doubted Tamia

about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and she nodded. We

Brighton. A bitch …”

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

was clear that my mother’s

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

blade through her heart in this

Gretchen in his bed naked, looking freshly fucked, and

night, he went to her cell and

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

bloodline are quiet and not bearing our last name. It was wrong to send her to Brighton. I am sure