The Dark Side Of Fate

~Leo~ Going to the council meeting always sucked.

There was no time I got used to it.

Amelia often told me it would become a routine, but I saw it as a job.

Twice I had asked Sylvester to nominate someone else as council leader so I won’t have to go to all the meetings, and he refused.

I could understand his reasons, but having to travel to the north every month sucked.

It is fun when we visit, but when it becomes compulsory, it takes the fun out.

This meeting would be fun compared to others, so it was something to look forward to.

I wondered how Christian was going to table the matter.

Vino was right when he said we would have fun handling this matter.

I wondered how our children were doing in Grizlo, especially with Liam and Josephine being watched and the terrorist saying they would send us instructions.

I wondered what their demands would be.

I also wondered how Thompson’s death tied into all this.

Why did will Mike murder Thompson and have his partners in crime follow Jo and Li about the place? It made no sense.

Then the attack on Jake Brighton’s home was also an issue.

They were like separate crimes, but it seemed like they were all tied to the same source.

Amelia exited the closet wearing a simple purple dress.

Sylvester had already linked everyone that the convoy was ready.

I could see the need for sleep in her eyes.

We had arrived in the north yesterday evening, and having to get up early for the council meeting was tedious, but it was our job.

“Ready?” I asked my wife, and she nodded.

We left our room and headed towards the entrance where the cars would be parked.

The Volkov estate was our second home, spending a week there every month for many years because of the council meeting.

Alexei, Clay, Andrew, Devin and Eric could relate as we were all council members and rulers that had to be there every month.

Where Andrew and Eric could decide to skip a meeting, the rest of us dared not.

The Lords had to be present, which included me, and the council leader and deputy had to be present, which also included me.

Amelia and I walked towards the entrance and got into one of the vehicles.

It wasn’t long after we entered the car that the convoy started moving.

“What do you think will happen today,” Devin said, and I shrugged.

“Christian will table the matter as agreed, and we will take it up.

Honestly, I like to get to the bottom of the matter, especially since our children are involved.

Their safety is paramount,” I said, and he agreed.

“Why have you refused to allow your daughters to join the second batch?” I asked Devin.

“They are yet to graduate, Leo, and I do not want to move them to Grizlo Academy,” He explained, and I figured that was the case.

“Thought they had graduated,” Amelia asked, and Devin shook his head “They took extra courses, so they have a year to go,” he explained, and I felt sorry for Miles and Marvin because it was obvious that they were dating even though they tried to hide it.

I was around their age when I asked Tamia out, which was expected.

“I think you should reconsider, Devin.

They won’t be happy away from their friends,” I said, and Susan chuckled.

“You mean their boyfriends because Anthony is going with the second batch, and no one is talking about that; it’s just the girls that will have to remain,” Susan said, and I wondered what Anthony would do there.

He has been private and non-inclusive.

Hopefully, Noah and Sebastien can bring him out of his shell.

We arrived at the King’s hall, and just as always, there was a crowd outside.

I wondered if the people would ever get tired.

They come there same time every month to hail and greet the council members and royalty.

understand their need to be present because a lot of

because I was at the floor level where the council sat while

Sylvester were in their

Brighton shared the loge with the ladies, The lords sat elevated from the council, and

council seat, another will occupy the lord seat, and the last will be

was enough responsibility for

it will

I would

his own good and wasn’t

bit subtle,

guess Ethan will take

Alpha

empty

other was Devin’s, and the last was

around, and I could see the glint in

we saw this as sports even though lives were at stake, but the thrill of going on another adventure was overwhelming, and the trauma caused by the near-death experience in

the gavel and addressed the

discussed, and I could understand why the order was arranged in

tabled Christian’s matter first, there wouldn’t have time to

island was to speak before Christian, and he

man was young, in

just taken over from his

the calibre of people our children will end up working

family and this

know the incident in Grizlo hit home and recently threatened Lady Stephanie’s safety in their home in Grizlo, but that does

and port security

contraband goods from underground networks, weapons and

these people have been next to

have the military force to keep our ports safe, and Alpha Christain has deployed

It is wrong.

is a

going missing, and our markets are in

have reduced this month, it hasn’t stopped completely, and I am worried for the safety of our citizens,” He said, and

you table this before the council when it started? Your accusation towards this council is

and they were not

my lord; we all did and

He is here.

him,” he said, pointing at

I received from Thompson with

but not in this context, and he did not

were working on it,” Christian said in his defence while fiddling with

sending the email to

Alpha Thompson the only person you received an Email from?” I asked Christian,

reports?” I asked

since he is

us just took over from our

knew the protocol and said he would do the needful,” Caspian argued, giving a

young, so I

to connect my laptop to the

came with attachments of reports from all the

the northern alphas on illegal activities

and we will let you know should the need for your intervention

I haven’t

have a pack to run

help, I can only do a

Thompson, they had it all under control and would reach out should it

Christian said, annoyed at

but we had come a long

would be suspicious of

the issue now?” I asked Caspian, and he apologised to Alpha Christian before proceeding, which showed his incredible manners and the fact that he was

think it is because of the search for Mike, but once that search is relaxed,

getting onto our streets, and recently, we found some students peddling some

on it before it gets out of

underground networks

“We do not know.

They might be everywhere.

for a while now, even before we became a kingdom, but now it has gone

to keep contraband out of Cain’s,” he said, and though

this matter to the council or here to report Alpha

and docks,” he said, and I could understand that

I suspect there is a huge problem going on,” Caspian confessed,

and I

for Alpha Caspian,” I asked

have to investigate his claims since the matter has now been

old are you, please?” I

twenty- four years, my lord,” he replied, and my guess

about the same age, and Grizlo isn’t far