The Dark Side of Fate

27 A Jump.

-Tamia-

Long after Sylvester and I returned to our room, Dominic banged on our door.

I was initially afraid of the douchebag, but I was angry now that Sylvester was back.

Sylvester seemed like he wanted to ignore his brother but opened the door last minute because the guy wouldn’t stop banging.

The man walked into our bedroom angrily.

He looked at me, and I could see his hatred for me.

Honestly, I did not know what his deal was,

but it was clear I was in his bad books for no

reason.

“You may be the Wolf Lord, but you have not right to interfere with my investigation,” He said to Sylvester, and Sylvester did not

respond.

“Mother would have been killed, and these women would have been roaming free,” He said, and Sylvester nodded.

“Yes, they would have been roaming free, Dominic. Why punish people for a crime they did not commit?” Sylvester asked him, and Dominic was shocked at Sylvester’s

response.

“She knew mother was in Lucland,” He argued, and Sylvester shook his head.

“She did not know where she was in Lucland. The only people with that information were me, you and the council, so don’t try to pin this on Tamia. Besides, she will never do anything to hurt me, and as for Devin, I doubt he has a hand in this. It is not his style,” Sylvester said, voicing his opinion.

“What happened to you? You used to be so focused and stern. Now you seem pussy

whipped,” Dominic said, and Sylvester laughed.

“Nothing happened to me, Dominic. I am not a madman and won’t start acting like one because you want me to. The east has its hands full, and Tamia is a member of my pack. She has no reason to fight against me or hurt our mother. You need to drop it, Dominic. As things are, I am relieving you of the right to come into this estate and order my men around. Whatever you need to do has to pass through me, and Tamia should be afforded respect. On no account should you ever try to question or hurt her again,” he said, and Dominic looked disappointed.

“She will be your downfall, Sylvester, and I will laugh at you when that happens.” He told him and then looked at me. 1

“Your position isn’t secure. He has been trying to fill a void Susan left for eleven years. You might think he is head over heels for you now, but if Susan ever returns, he will dump you in a heartbeat. Just don’t get comfortable,” he said and excused himself.

Sylvester was mad about his brother’s

words, but I left the bed, hugged him from behind, and kissed his back.

“Don’t let it bother you. His words can’t get

to me,” I assured Sylvester, but he was still mad.

We left the room to have dinner, and I wondered how Avery and Linda were doing because we were all in the same predicament.

The dining room was silent, and Sylvester and I took our seats; Marcel and Theodore were angry. I looked at my friends, and they looked a bit worried.

things don’t get explosive between

and Sylvester

He said, looking at Marcel, and

gravity of the crime, but Dominic had no right to have my fiance beaten up and

her room like a criminal. I serve you, and not the Volkov family; I won’t hesitate to beat the shit out of him next

he said” was all Theodore could say, and

out of him,” He said, trying to calm the situation, and it worked.

what it takes to be lord, yet he keeps trying, and the sad part is

should bring it up at the summit,” Marcel

out who is behind the attack on my mother and Jenny Lawrence from the council,”

the best strategists and investigators

to

the one that must have told

on the information I got, it doesn’t seem

more like an inside job, but I could be wrong,” I said

he was thinking the same as I was. I could see it in his eyes, and he seemed fascinated that

that this Jenny woman was the real target; your mother might

they killed Jenny, but they

to find out why anyone would want to kill Jenny.” I said,

and the east for the attack, and make it seem he had sent soldiers to try to get you?”

this isn’t so bright. First, Devin does not know where she lives, and second, how the hell did he know Sylvester and I would be visiting there? Whoever did this

attempted to take me from the north too. They just felt the bad

the crime and go after his arch-enemy. The

you were a strategist, we wanted

said. I looked at Sylvester,

smiling at

to Marcel, and I could not believe they had made

and we laughed, and just like that, laughter had

was still worried. Knowing someone was willing to

the deal was with the Jenny woman. It was a mess, and I

the night tossing and turning; Sylvester was too

was worried about the north and east. I was concerned for Sylvester’s mother.

up early and went to

turned on the water and stood under it, trying to make

morning, darling,” Sylvester said, getting into the shower with

spooked because I was deep in thought,

at him,

was naked, and he was

is the matter?” He asked me gently, and I shook my head.

Tamia,” he said to me,

would have happened?” I said, voicing out my fears, and he hugged me under the

double-cross me. You have proven that already.

kissed me.

I won’t let anyone hurt you.” He said, and I pulled

have gone to war with the east on this,” I said, afraid for Leo,

searched my eyes.

investigate before proceeding. Please let it go,” He said, and I knew he needed me to let it go,

nodded.

in the shower, and I wrapped my legs around him.

waste now,” he said,