The Dark Side of Fate

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Tamia

Avery and Linda arrived in my room a few minutes after they had linked me.

They sat on the couch while I dressed up in Sylvester’s clothes.

What happened with his mother baffled me, and I was nervous about what to expect from the woman.

The switch was disturbing, and somehow

I knew it would not be easy onwards.

I did not need to guess whose side Sylvester was on. Stephanie had picked a dangerous game because I was bound to

win.

I joined Avery and Linda on the couch, then linked the staff to serve us tea and

“What is with Stephanie?” Avery asked me, looking curious.

“She was drinking in the lounge of this wing, and we went to say hello. She was very nasty to us. Calling us whores, backstabbers, thieves, name it, Tamia. She looked like she was out of it,” Avery said, and I sighed sadly.

“She is unhappy about what happened with Dominic and believes I was the

mastermind behind his arrest. I am

officially her enemy now,” I said, and

Linda hissed.

“That is pathetic and silly. What do you have to gain from that? You already have

it all. You will be the lady of the north in

two months. Sylvester is indisputably yours. She is silly,” Linda said, sounding

irritated.

“Actually, I did ask her to make sure that Dominic does not show up at the hearing, and I did imply that I will go against him if he troubles Sylvester,” I confessed, and

Linda rolled her eyes.

“So what? The arsehole deserves it and much more. Sometimes I suspect she didn’t give birth to Sylvester because of the way she is quick to side with Dominic against him, even if Dominic is in the wrong, and that douchebag is always in

the wrong. I think it is an odd situation. I

can understand favouritism, but this is

too damn much. Screw her. We do not

need her as our friend.” Linda said, and I giggled

Linda made a lot of sense, but I knew Stephanie was Sylvester’s mother.

“She disagrees with Sylvester’s policies. She wanted him to get justice for her

husband. She wanted him to expand..” I

said, and Avery began to laugh,

interrupting me in the process.

“Really, who will get justice for all the people her husband wronged? Her

wrecked homes. Bane is a hero. I do not care what people say,” Avery said, and I covered her mouth.

like that. The walls have ears, and we do

to have anything against us.”

Linda laughed.

and biscuits, and I was worried she might have heard Avery. She was about to leave

to do, Nancy, but I will need you to taste the food. A lot is happening

I said, and Nancy

smiled.

she said, tasted

stood for about ten

and dismissed

asked, biting

my

a bit strong, so I put it

to drink the

black

married to a psycho. I do not want

with the tea?” Avery asked me, and I shook

is a bit too

I wonder if the brand

to. I will

opted to take the cranberry variation,

you think it is?” Avery asked me the real

him up to throw us off their scent. He is the most

life can be easy, and the

look. at how easily we found love

it, but he was too stupid to cover his tracks. It is a possibility, but between Brighton’s attack and

not mean Dominic

a certain way,

Brighton must have given him the idea to try to replicate the same scenario with an alpha alleged to have teamed up with

it would be a winning situation; it would have caused a

forced Sylvester to step down.”

and Linda

go to the Sidorovs, then the Orlovs. If neither Marcel nor Theodore cuts it, the north will

way,

is the eldest on the council. He

he would force the council to endorse him. In exchange, Dominic will be his puppet and wage war, increase the power of the seat and the council and enrich the north,” I said, and

how is Sylvester handling it?” Avery asked, and I could

investigate this thing like we used to do back in the east,”

think Theodore would want you to get involved,” I said, and she rolled her eyes. She wanted to do this for the

bring it up during dinner,” I

and Avery

them what I really

wanted.

this might sound crazy.” I began, and everyone was

might even be unnecessary. There might be nothing to it,”

need to investigate Stephanie,” I said,

The woman is clearly unstable and a psycho, but that would be a waste of time because she would not want

victim in this,”

of the event. She has no hand in

in store for Sylvester. She is always quick to side with Dominic against him, and there is that issue of Sylvester not

told her to get out,” I confessed,

things that she only got away with because Sylvester is her son. There is no

I felt nauseous and

bathroom to

matter with you?” Linda asked me, and they joined me in the bathroom. Other than the tea and biscuits I ingested, there was nothing in my stomach.

overhead, and I sighed with relief because