The Dark Side of Fate

45 Extensive Discussion

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

I do not care what people say,” Avery said, and I covered her

do not say things like that. The walls have ears,

anything against us.”

and Linda

she

about to do, Nancy, but I will need you to taste

I said, and Nancy

smiled.

said, tasted our teas, and ate our

about ten minutes before I

dismissed

about?” Avery asked,

by my

I put

to drink the cranberry variation

the black

hates us, and she was married to a psycho. I do not want to make mistakes,” I

is wrong with the tea?” Avery asked me, and I

is a bit too

I wonder if the

used to. I will ask Nancy.” I said,

nodded and opted to take the cranberry variation, too; likewise,

is?” Avery asked me the real reason they had come.

up to throw us off their scent. He is the most obvious culprit. It is just too

be easy, and

look. at how

not disputing the fact that he might have a hand in this. Possibly, he did it, but he was too stupid to cover his tracks. It is a possibility, but between Brighton’s attack and this, it does not seem like the same person.” I said, and

not mean Dominic is innocent. He might have

original crime hoping it would go a certain way, she said, and it made

the idea to try to replicate the same scenario with an alpha alleged to have teamed up with

way, it would be a winning

or forced Sylvester to step down.”

and Linda

nor Theodore cuts it, the north will have to choose between Dominic and Vino to

put it that way, but we also have

consider Dominic’s friendship with Larry. Larry is the eldest on the council. He hates Sylvester and believes Dominic should take over from him. The man

would force the council to endorse him. In exchange, Dominic will be his puppet and wage war, increase the

Avery asked, and I could

investigate this thing like we used to do

do not think Theodore would want you to get involved,” I said, and she rolled her eyes. She wanted to

us bring it up during

them, and

them what I

wanted.

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

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

we need to investigate Stephanie,” I said, and

that would be a waste of time because she would not want to

set either of them up. She is also a victim in this,” Avery said, and I nodded at my

event. She has no

side with Dominic against him, and there is that issue of Sylvester not

to get out,” I

sided with me against her. You needed to see the rage and scorn on her face when she realised he wouldn’t back her up. She said many implicating things that she only got away with because Sylvester is

I felt nauseous and

to vomit.

Linda asked me, and they joined me in the bathroom. Other than the tea and biscuits I ingested, there was nothing in my stomach. So when I threw

water overhead, and I sighed with relief