The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

Linda, Avery and I had dinner in the office, and Avery seemed a bit ill.

I did not want to get her hopes up, but I felt it would be best to take a pregnancy test because she had been acting funny.

She had been very emotional, and her eating habits had changed. It might also be the hormones because I knew she was taking fertility meds.

Regardless, I thought it was best she checked herself, but I kept it to myself.

We finished what we needed to do in the office and returned to our bedrooms.

Sylvester was not in the bedroom when I returned, and I was too tired to look for him. So I showered and went to bed.

“I want to sleep,” I linked him.

“I will be with you shortly,” he replied, but I didn’t want him to feel pressured.

“Take your time,” I said and let it go. Slowly sleep came, and I fell into dreamland.

I woke up feeling energised and nervous the following morning.

We went to the arena early and sat in our primary booth.

I was surprised to learn that Kyle and Max won’t be playing rugby, so our men decided to pull out.

I hoped the two douchebags had given up and decided to move on.

I had yet to find out what happened, but I hoped Avery and Linda would tell me soon.

We were watching the ball game in our booth when three northern Alphas came to see Sylvester.

They looked distraught and worried; I did not need to guess why.

I fought the urge to smile and looked at Avery and Linda.

Linda looked away, and I knew she was going to giggle.

To hide, she buried her head in Theodore’s chest, making a romantic gesture so she could laugh, but we all knew why she was laughing. I felt like laughing, too, but I dared not pull the same stunt as Linda; she had beat me to it.

“Your Eminence, Sir Sidorov, Sir Orlov, Sir Volkov,” They said, greeting our men and Dominic. Then they went to greet us.

“Lady Volkov, Luna Volkov, Luna Sidorov, Luna Orlov,” they said, greeting us. I was referred to as Luna Volkov, while Stephanie was Lady Volkov, a position that would soon be mine.

“What is the matter, Alpha Christian?” Sylvester asked the alpha that seemed in charge.

“My Lord, we need help,” he said, sounding frantic.

“Yesterday, our mates and children were kidnapped, and we have traced them to the west.

My Isabelle is all I have. I am afraid they will hurt them. I do not know how powerful or broad their network is, but it is more extensive than what my pack warriors can handle.

The west is under you; please have them return our mates,” He said, and I realised we had hit the jackpot because they were so scared that they had forgotten they were working against Sylvester.

“Did you have any altercations with anyone?” Sylvester asked him, looking concerned, and the man could not answer.

time, my lord,” he said, and I wondered if his

him, and he looked at

a horrible thing and why?” I asked, looking genuinely sorry for

fated?”

to do something about it. This cannot be accepted. Do you know them or

involved with that would

to us because their names on

from alphas that had nothing to do with

supposed to know they were the ones that raised the petition until tomorrow

they took lunas from fourteen packs,” Alpha Christian

my position, so I won’t be able to do anything about it pending the meeting outcome.

now,” he said, pleading with

my power and hold to the council. That is what the hearing is about. If I lose, then how will I help get them back? That responsibility will fall on the council or whatever new system has been made to replace

just act, Alpha Christian. I have to negotiate and see if we can meet their demands; it won’t even be my job in that case; it will be the job of the council or the governors,” Sylvester said stating the truth. The men realised they had shot themselves in the

man asked, realising there was no way out for

I am still lord and in charge, well, yes. I will instruct my men to handle it. But so we save time, please report to Kappa Levi and give him all the event details so they can start

outcome; if I lose, I will turn the matter over to the council and wash my hands off it,” He said, and one of the men went on

won’t lose, my lord. My wife is eight months pregnant; democracy won’t get

up to the people who raised the petition,” Sylvester told them, and the man stood up and

of planning how to deal with him, we would need to drill him to find out who put him up to it. That would likely lead us somewhere. I was going to do something about it after we had won and the names of the people who raised the petition were exposed; I will make my

us no matter what if you win,” Alpha Inkabod

because he knew Sylvester would find out they were the ones that raised

he nodded, but something in Christain’s eyes did

not seem to exhibit the desperation that Inkabod was exhibiting. In fact, only Inkabod seemed to have decided what to

left our booth, and four more

them the same thing,

we all began to laugh

you send them?” Sylvester asked,

no way we could do so without them linking it to you. So we

they would have no choice but to seek help

the rest of the day worried about the hearing and how it would

all ignored Glenda. She got away with things she wouldn’t have on an ordinary evening because our minds were elsewhere.

and I woke up early the next day and

she would visit this time. Maurice was no longer alive; if

convoy

was outside, and it was a

had suspended all the games for

make it a public affair. They wanted to publicly strip Sylvester of his power for all to see.

while Stephanie and Dominic sat in

members were seated, and Vino looked

seem to like the topic of discussion, but he should have shut it down and not

Jacob’s replacement, spoke on behalf of

moved on Jacob, but

man was just deliberately absent. Maybe he orchestrated this

started by addressing everyone and greeting us with

the owners of the petition are here to defend it and tell us why it must be turned into a bill and passed by the council,” he

Inkabod, Alpha Paulman, Alpha Michael, Alpha Theophilus, Alpha Gabriel, and Alpha Kent, representing three thousand people each represented by a signature of the signed petition, ask for the following,” he said

be given to the council and shared among the governors of

take place before