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,” she said

the council in charge and leave the lordship as an honorary position and nothing more,

benefiting from that arrangement?” she asked, and I

how eager they are, they shifted the hearing to the day after tomorrow instead of waiting until after the games,” she said,

pretended I did

the Balyaev seat,” I said, and she looked at me, eyes

agreement I made with them. That could work,” she said, but she wasn’t happy because being head of the council wasn’t the same as being

hand on her thigh and gestured that she

it, Stephanie. Do not trouble your gentle heart,” I

take place tomorrow, but they won’t get what they want,” I

the attack on

same person doing

Rivers and Joan Clayman. They have done enough,” I said, and her eyes

am sure Gavin, Lucas, or maybe three of them might have. They are just sore that Sylvester, Theodore and Marcel rejected their daughters. After studying all they have done and how I

suspiciously for

unseat them. I guess he will do it after the petition hearing,”

now,” she said, afraid we might not

no need to panic, Stephanie,” I said and just then, the boy she sent for

Stephanie said, and the boy

that was disturbing his wife in front of the

I just hoped she did

our popcorn, we headed

it looked like something explosive had happened. I rushed

to learn that Kyle had

and I was amazed. I wondered why she came to the stall alone, but I kept the

to see that Marcel had done the

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

suddenly moved up. I told him to relax, but he was nervous. It

been too damn lenient. They wouldn’t have tried this with my father,” He said, and as sad as it was, he was

hand. Everyone thought they could piss all

Dominic’s set up, and now this. The earlier we started catching people,

to lead us anywhere, but Kappa Wilson was asked to stay

bit wrong. But when this petition thing is over, we should make some changes to the council after we remove those women from the seats they occupy. The council members are old, and Vino is young and seems not to want to

should put him in check. If he can’t do the job, he should let us know so we can place someone else. It is time he starts taking responsibility for the actions and inactions of the council as their leader,

was distraught, and I could feel it. His love bite on my inner

against the Lawrence now; they are

to step down would mean I would not

time to get Dominic on Balyaev’s seat,” I said, and he broke away and shook

but I do not trust him to make good decisions. Especially with Glenda still in

able to stand up to her and break

good job compared to him. See

would be empowering a tool my enemies can use against me,” He said, and I

his body 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 as I wanted to relieve him of his