The Dark Side of Fate

44 A Family Matter

~Tamia~

I was afraid of the outcome of the

confrontation.

How can everything switch suddenly?

The woman claimed I threatened her; I did not remember doing that. I just

warned her that Dominic shouldn’t be in

my bad books.

From the look in Sylvester’s eyes, I knew I had overstepped, and I was worried because Stephanie was his mother, and she was trying to make it seem as if I had instigated the arrest.

“Where is the proof?” Stephanie asked Sylvester sounding hysterical.

So you arrest your brother based on

what her ex-husband told you?” she said, pointing at me, and it hurt. Why did they always have to link anything that happened in the east to me?

Not based on what Leo told me, mother;

head Enforcer Bryce said Dominic sent him to the east to try and collect developmental tax. The same taxes that caused the Brighton attack.

Bryce claimed the order was given to him with my seal and signature, and he said it was Dominic. He even called him Lord

Dominic, a title meant for me alone,” Sylvester said, and his mother searched his eyes for deception but couldn’t find any and then looked at me.

There was mistrust in her eyes, and

slowly I began to suspect our friendship

was over. 1

“If I find out that you set him up to hel

Sylvester as you threatened, then you will have me to contend with. You might have Sylvester in knots, but he is still my son.

Two months is enough to prove you are unworthy,” she said, and I fought back

my tears.

I was mad that she could turn on me so

quickly.

“Why are you trying to blame Tamia for this? How does she have a hand in this? What would she gain from this?”

Sylvester asked her, and she shook her

head.

“You promised to play dirty if he poses a threat to Sylvester. You promised to do anything to help Sylvester. You might not have used those words, Tamia, but you implied it,” She said, and I was stunned by how her mind could twist my words

Sylvester looked at me with disbelief but

tried to hide it. I did not know what damage this woman’s rage and fear would cost me, but I needed to speak. 1

“I did not set him up, Stephanie. I do not know Bryce,” I said, defending myself.

“Yet it is your ex-husband, who did not

want to give you up, who has teamed up with bane, that pointed Bryce out as the culprit.” She said, and I knew what she

was trying to imply.

“I suggest you speak plainly, Stephanie. You are trying to say Leo and I set

Dominic up using Bryce so we can get

feel we are after,”

she was silent.

a plea to ask me to

much as all this hurts me, I will let it pass because you are hurting, and people say a lot of things they regret

I said, and she growled at me and looked at

was accused of such,

have investigated instead of humiliating him like this. You have wounded his pride with your actions. Taking the lordship from him was a hard blow; you shouldn’t have done this,

me into a

are hurt?” he yelled

know the implications of his

I would have chosen

Leonardo had not reached out but

There will be

because of

lives? Is it more important than the peace we are enjoying right now?

Tamia threatened you; why wouldn’t she? She saw him for what he

the north and our world,

only thing she knew she could by asking you to force him to remain

complicate things for me at

Larry had planned. Did

to get involved with Larry and actively work against me?”

his hands shaking.

have lost the

that I committed those

the Volkov family would no

his feelings worth all that?” He asked her, and she began to weep and went

this. He is not smart enough to pull something like this. He will not do

weeping.

will let him go, but his name has been mentioned as the

remain in custody until proven otherwise,” Sylvester said, and she began to cry. She

anger.

know you think you are doing this for love. I know

can see is that you need to blame someone other than yourself for

your first son properly. So you

did. nothing to Dominic; I won’t feel sorry,

bit

day..’

in shock and disbelief, but soon she realised he was serious and stood up.

making her a dangerous woman. You need to be

is your only sibling. Just like she left

way about anyone since Susan left, but do not let your feelings

yelled at her, enraged.

question if you are my mother,” he

disrespect me and work against me, and then you

to point fingers whenever he is hurting. I do not care if he is your favourite, but if I find out he is guilty, I will have him tried and executed

messed up Sylvester’s mood and left me to deal

how he would react, but

for it.

you order her to keep him at home for my sake?” he asked me with a low voice, and I knew

well, Sylvester,” I tried to explain, but before I could say anything, he

to his

was fierce and

take me.

knew he needed the tranquillity that love brings, and I was

needed it, too.

up shit, and I hoped she calmed down soon and came to

her sense. 1

my clothes and my

same

up with my back against the wall and rammed himself

growling and pumping viciously. The pleasure he gave coursed through my veins, taking away the anger, fear, anxiety and pain Stephanie

kin, and Kaira

wished he would sink his

moment and claim

to be his

Stephanie was wrong.