The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

A week passed, and Sylvester and I did not mention what we knew.

We did not even speak of it in private. We had utterly buried it, and Stephanie was grateful.

Glenda and Dominic were at it again, and Sylvester was planning to move them to the house’s east wing because they fought in the halls at night. They fought about everything. Sometimes I would hear Dominic end it, and they would get back together within minutes.

They were psychos, and even though I knew Maurice was a douchebag, I could understand why he did not deem Dominic worthy of anything.

There was no way Dominic would be able to lead the council. He was controlled by his emotions and did not have a mind of his own.

I was glad his relationship with Larry was strained, and Larry had started trying to cosy up to Sylvester. The old man had no shame.

Linda had turned Jenny’s journals into her book of jokes.

The woman was delusional, and it showed in her entries.

We would often joke about some things she said during dinner. It was great.

While we did that, we practised croquet because that was the only sport we were allowed to partake in, due to our conditions. We planned our uniforms and our mates’ polo team uniforms.

I was serious about the black and white uniforms. So I had them make the same for our croquet team.

The women in the harem that were on our team, most especially Katya, asked of Lilly, but we did not tell them anything.

The investigators had searched the women in the harem, and nothing was found on them, leaving Lilly and Sofia Malek as the only culprits.

They were going to be judged and punished for all to see, but it would have to be after the games.

In the meantime, they were languishing in a cell in the estate. We were supposed to send them to the council prison, but we needed to find out the people she worked for. We needed to protect ourselves and our investigation. Due to these reasons, we kept their arrest and imprisonment a secret.

“Tamia,” Stephanie called out to me in the great hall of the estate, where the VIP ball would take place; Alphas and sports team captains with the council members will be attending.

We planned on using the eastern garden and the hall as the venue because we doubted we could contain all the guests in the hall.

We had a professional event planner, Lacy Brian, planning the ball, but I had to keep busy, so my friends and I decided we would supervise the event planner.

The woman was rude and did not respect us.

had no say, but we were stubborn about what we

people respect me without getting my man involved all the time. My friends understood my reason and decided to follow in my

the hall going through the colours with the event planner when Stephanie

Linda were weary of her, but I had let the bad blood between us go. Avery was vindictive, and she wasn’t over the name-calling yet, and I didn’t blame her. Stephanie went too

the three lunas

had never seen her this

killing her. I guess she

want to have a monochromatic colour arrangement, and I keep telling them it isn’t nice for the event. They want shades of brown and green and beige which do not suit the mood, and it

referred to us with a demeaning tone giving Stephanie all the respect and pleading with her to put us in our place. Even though she did not put it that

need to watch your tone, Lacy,” Stephanie

do you think these women are? Mistresses?” She asked, and

and fiance of Alpha Marcel Sidorov and this is Tamia, fiance and mate to the lord of the

from her face, and she went on her knees and bore her neck to me

it was okay and

women from the harem,”

the women your mates have been with usually oversee the events, but it had been three years since they had kept such company. She was silly to think that might be the case. I apologise on her behalf,” Stephanie said,

are playing croquet,” Stephanie asked me and

hand on

doctor, and he said it will be good exercise,” I argued, smiling at her, and

cheering bit. The one that involves you sitting next to me and cheering our team. You too, Linda,” She said,

same, Avery. You might not be pregnant, but we don’t

I am, Luna. I want to have babies too,” She confessed, and we all laughed

just don’t overthink it and try to rest a

Linda said, and

to move about the place,” She said, and I

overprotective. He is the only child of his father, Gavin. He wouldn’t want anything to happen to his child and you. Please listen to him,” She pleaded,

said, and Stephanie looked at me. My eyes pleaded with her to

from the seat,” She said, and I smiled. We sat on one of the

joked about many things, and the whole place was lively,

from the council

greet us. Stephanie wanted to scold her, but I told

I did not want to get into an altercation with the old bitch.

man,”

tongue, Pamela, this isn’t the council, and she isn’t a mistress,” Stephanie said, and

until the wedding takes place and the claiming is done. The alphas can change their minds before then, and even the women can change their minds. It isn’t set in stone. I would accord them respect when that happens. As things are, I am above them. I dare not bow to women simply because they are sleeping with the Alphas and lord,” She said, making a disturbingly valid