The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

Stephanie was into the Croquet game we were watching, and I wished Avery and Linda had followed us, but they wanted to remain in our official booth for reasons best known to them.

Dominic had stylishly joined us, but we did not need to guess why he was with us and not with his brother. Katya seemed utterly enthralled by him, and he wasn’t different. It was so deep that Stephanie and I left the booth, and they did not notice.

“I want some sweet pop corn,” Stephanie said, and my mouth began to salivate.

“That would be yummy,” I said, stopping at a cotton candy stall. I helped myself to the strawberry-flavoured variation, and the vendor refused to take my money.

He treated me with respect, and my heart fluttered.

“Have you heard about the new move by the sneaky council?” Stephanie asked me, taking a bit of my candy and grimacing at the level of sweetness.

“What move?” I asked her, feeling happy.

William had called me and told me he was rounding the people up and taking them to the warehouse. I was too eager because the meeting would be in two days.

“Some alphas raised a petition, and many people have signed it. They are trying to dissolve the lordship,” she said, and I wondered why she would say it was the council members. Clearly, the alphas did it of their own volition.

“Why would you think the council is behind this?” I asked her, and she scrunched her nose.

She had gotten some candy on her nose, but her warm, slightly sweaty skin had melted it.

“The petition puts the council in charge of everything while each region would have a council of alphas led by a governor, similar to what you practice in the east,” she said.

We found a bench to sit on.

Stephanie called on to a child and handed him money to buy us popcorn and something for himself.

The moment the boy left, she leaned against the backrest and looked ahead with a frown folding her arms.

“The Volkovs were royalty before it became a lordship.

This council was formed because of the tyranny of Maurice’s forefather, Eddard. It was an excellent way to keep the royal bloodline in check.

The council helped the lord remain on course and fought for people’s rights.

They helped to question the lord and make sure he was fair to the people, but the lord was still like a king.

He owns and rules everything.

Devin Corrigan might have revolted, but Sylvester still rules all four regions.

His decree must be upheld in all regions, or it will be seen as treasonous. The leading alpha of each region is like a representative of the lord and must bow to the lord’s command; that is why there is always competition for prominence in every region. One you are conversant with since you helped your ex-husband rise to power.

They are to rule the region and keep it in check according to the lord’s will.

That is the order.

is lenient, so they have this false notion of sovereignty, but they remain under him; that is something your ex-husband respects and keeps to it,”

an honorary position and nothing more,

arrangement?” she

council. The council is the one benefitting from that arrangement, and to show you how eager they are, they shifted the hearing to the day after tomorrow

pretended I did not know and

can take up the Balyaev seat,” I said, and she

I made with them. That could work,” she said, but she wasn’t happy

placed my hand on her thigh and gestured that she calmed

Stephanie. Do not trouble your gentle heart,” I said, and she

they won’t get what they want,” I said,

that caused the

the same person doing this,” she said, and I

take out Pamela Rivers and Joan Clayman. They have done enough,” I said, and

Marcel rejected their daughters. After studying all they have done and how I heard they behaved during the few hearings against

had acted too suspiciously for them to be

I guess he will do it

afraid we might not win the hearing, but I knew

Stephanie,” I said and just then, the boy she sent for the popcorns returned. He also

so long?” Stephanie said, and

his wife in front of the turkey sandwich stall,” the boy said, and Stephanie

so worried for Linda that I began to panic. I just

we headed

surprised to see Sylvester calming Theo down; it looked like something

to learn that Kyle had tried to talk to Linda. The

beat the crap out of Kyle, and I was amazed. I wondered why she came to the stall alone, but I kept the question to myself,

and I was surprised to see that Marcel had

will leave the life they have now and go back to the hell they gave them? It was delusional, and I began to fear

was a bit nervous about the hearing that had suddenly moved up. I told him to relax, but he was nervous. It showed all

lenient. They wouldn’t have tried this with my father,” He said, and as sad as

hand. Everyone thought they could piss all over

then my poisoning, Dominic’s set up, and now this.

us anywhere, but Kappa Wilson was

petition thing is over, we should make some changes to the council after we remove those women from

he starts taking responsibility for the actions and inactions of the council as their leader, or he should vacate the seat for a more capable

could feel it. His love bite on my inner thigh tingled, and I could feel the tension he

Lawrence now; they are our strongest ally

him side with us. Asking him to step down would mean I would not have an ally on the

time, I think it is time to get Dominic on Balyaev’s seat,”

know Dominic might have come around in your eyes, but I do not trust him to make good decisions. Especially with

and break away; how

good job compared

can use against me,”

from the tension he was feeling. I helped him take off his shirt, and he flexed his muscles, making me run my palms against his perfectly sculpted body on instincts. I went in front of him and straddled him. As much