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.

because a lot of important decisions were made

to our spots, and as always, Amelia and I had to part because I was at the floor level where the council sat while she was with

and Sylvester were in their

Stephanie and Alpha Jake Brighton shared the loge with the ladies, The lords sat elevated from

the fact that when our children take over, One of my sons will occupy the council seat, another will occupy the lord seat, and the last

was enough

for the council seat, it will fall between

no way I would put

own good and wasn’t friendly

bit subtle, but

will take

was pleased to see Alpha Christian

three empty seats beside

mine, the other was Devin’s,

glint in his eyes that stated

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 people to start

could understand why the order was arranged in

first, there wouldn’t have time to listen

Cain’s island was to speak before Christian, and he

young, in his

just taken over from his father this year

seeing the calibre of people our children will end

state that the royal family and this

in their home in Grizlo,

trade and port security issues on

been an influx of contraband goods from underground networks, weapons

people have been next to

ports safe, and Alpha Christain has deployed the

It is wrong.

is a

are going missing, and our markets are in jeopardy because of these

completely, and I am worried for the safety of our citizens,” He

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

isn’t like you made reports, and they were

lord; we all

He is here.

at Alpha

email I received from Thompson

issues but not in this context, and he did not state the urgency or the

it,” Christian said

was sending the email to

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

what happened to your reports?” I asked Caspian, and

to Thompson since he

took

would do the

young, so I

my laptop to the projector to share the mail

reports from all the

reports from the northern alphas on illegal activities in the Northern

we are working on it, and we will let you know should the need for your intervention arise,” it read,

you can see, I

pack to run and Lucland

my help,

all under control and would reach out should it get out of

never reached out,” Christian said, annoyed

but we had come a long

would

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

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

our streets, and recently, we found some students peddling some of

on it before it gets out of hand,” he said, and I was

are these underground

“We do not know.

They might be everywhere.

ongoing for a while now, even before we became a kingdom,

my father working hard to keep contraband out of Cain’s,” he said, and though it seemed a bit scattered, I knew it was

handing this matter to the council or here to report Alpha Christian?” I asked

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

not have any evidence to back me up, but I suspect there is a huge problem going on,” Caspian confessed, and I looked at Sylvester where he

I looked

for Alpha Caspian,” I asked Christian, and

claims since the matter has now been escalated,” he said, and I

are you,

four years, my lord,” he

and Justin are about the same age, and Grizlo isn’t far from