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.

felt we had no say, but we were stubborn about

I had to make people respect me without getting my man involved all the time. My friends understood my reason

standing in the hall going through the colours with

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

what are the three lunas doing?”

had never seen

brightly. Her secrets were killing her. I guess she

women 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

Maybe she had not gotten the memo, but I kept it to myself. She referred to us with a demeaning tone giving Stephanie

your tone, Lacy,” Stephanie scolded

women are? Mistresses?” She

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

and she went on her knees and bore her neck to me to apologise

was okay and to

you were women from the harem,” Stephanie

company. She was silly to think that might be the case. I apologise on her behalf,”

Stephanie asked me and looked

my hand on my flat tummy and

will be good exercise,” I

of you to be okay. I think you should take up the cheering bit. The one that involves you sitting next to me and cheering our team. You too, Linda,” She said, and

be pregnant, but we

want to have babies too,” She confessed, and we all laughed at how she

will; just don’t overthink it and try to rest a bit more,” Stephanie

to play croquet,” Linda said, and I knew

forbids I do anything physically demanding. It is getting to me. I want to move about the place,” She said, and I could see her tiny bump when she placed her

overprotective. He is the only child of his father, Gavin. He wouldn’t want anything to happen to his child

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

said, and I smiled. We sat on

laughed and joked about many things, and the whole place

the council

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

her, and I honestly wished I had stopped her because I did not want to get into an altercation with the old

has never kept a man,” She said, and

Pamela, this isn’t the council, and she isn’t a

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