The Dark Side of Fate

48 Lying Tongue, Truthful Eyes.

~Tamia~

I could feel Sylvester’s uneasiness about

my trip to the western village. I did not know how to tell him I could never leave him.

After our discussion, he insisted that we visit Larry.

He wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, and I needed to figure out how to stop him from wasting his time.

I was feeling nauseous, so I went to the bathroom to throw up my stomach’s

content.

Sylvester rushed to the bathroom, a bit

worried. He carried me to the shower and

turned on the water while he took off my

clothes.

“I noticed you were slightly warm last night but didn’t think much of it. Now you are burning up. What is happening?” he asked me calmly, and I could see he was fighting every fibre of his being from acting out.

“It started after we had tea and biscuits

yesterday afternoon. I threw it all up and felt better, but the nausea is back,” I managed. The water was soothing, and I wanted to stay under it.

“Who served the snacks?” He asked, and I knew what he wanted to imply, so I shook my head.

“I doubt they did anything to the food, darling. I made the person that served it taste it,” I said, withholding the person’s name, and he was silent. Once I was calm, he carried me to the bed.

“You can’t go to Brighton tomorrow in this condition,” he said, and I smiled

because I was already feeling better.

“Nice try, Alpha,” I said and touched his

nose. He did not smile.

Let me call the doctor?” he said, and I knew how important going to Brighton was, so I shook my head and sat up, pretending to be strong.

“I feel better. You will be wasting your

time. I believe the stress caused it, and something might have irritated my

stomach from breakfast. Come on. Let us visit Larry.” I said, and he frowned at me for a bit before finally accepting.

We got dressed and left the room. The moment we walked past Stephanie’s room, I became nervous.

“Where do you think your mother went to?” I asked, and Sylvester shook his head.

“I do not know, and honestly, I can’t be bothered. No matter who she brings to

plead with me to let Dominic go, I won’t listen. Sadly, she does not understand the gravity of Dominic’s offence,” he said, and I touched his hands. 1

“I do not think your brother did it, Sylvester. I believe him. He is too proud to beg like that. Someone wants him to take the fall. We need to question Bryce, not Larry, and you must ensure the council does not get their hands on Dominic. If they do, he would be found guilty. I doubt they would go through the stress of

finding the truth. See how they handled

the matter that concerned you. They did

not do any investigation to figure out what was going on. They tried to blame you for the crime. They are either a bunch of lazy idiots or against the Volkov family and want you to step down by all means. Which is why you can’t let them lay their hands on him.” I said, and he pulled me

close as we walked.

“If my mother only knew you meant well, ” he said and stopped to kiss the top of my head. Then he looked into my eyes and caressed my chin.

“Do not get your hopes up, green eyes. Dominic might disappoint you,” he said,

and I smiled at him.

We left the mansion, and a Jeep was

waiting at the entrance.

We drove to Lucland silently, and Stephanie’s trip did not sit well with me. I doubted she was going to get help.

Whatever she planned on doing was extreme, and I knew it had to do with me.

I could not understand why the woman would blame me for this. I might have overstepped when I went to ask her to

might have said some things that scared her, but I have done nothing

was troubled, and

good enemy to

sided with me against her,

him change his mind about

not want their

damaged.

she had been pretending all along. I doubted it, though, because she seemed genuine. She loses her mind whenever it has to do with

arrived at the Northern prisons, and to my

I asked him,

and then we

Kaira.

Sylvester had sided with me against her, and I knew she couldn’t make

damaged.

had with Stephanie and wondered if she had been pretending all along. I doubted it, though, because she seemed genuine. She loses her mind whenever it has to do with Dominic, and

the Northern prisons, and to my surprise, Sylvester asked

mind?” I asked him, and

first, and then we can check

and I smiled back.

he was

he hid

faceless and nameless people

him.

just hope he handles

were led to an

clean the place filled my nose, and I

showed any sign of sickness, Sylvester

water?” I linked Sylvester, and he frowned at me. I smiled at

was wrong.

I whispered,

in the room, and

to a desk. I figured

prisoner. I sat on one of the fre chairs

was freezing. Drinking it made me feel

a few minutes later

kept his eyes bowed.

ordered him to

eyes.

Sylvester ordered him

she tells you,”

man, and he apologised to

how Dominic sent you the order. “Sylvester said, and Bryce

the

stand beside Sylvester.

man

needed to see his

me to come

to me and told me that his eminence wanted me to carry out the task quickly. That the east is supposed to pay development tax, and if they refuse,

to request development tax from Brighton too?” Sylvester asked,

from the council”,

He wanted to gauge his reaction. He

he behaved when he told the

he spoke of his dealings with Dominic. Sylvester was a

me how Dominic

day you

man swallowed.

I went there an

and Sylvester was satisfied,

right, Tamia; he

Sylvester’s duty. His office places him higher than this. They would normally send

to do it

was lying, Sylvester’s conviction was not enough to free

still ask for him

not only have to know Bryce was lying. We had

evening five days ago to receive the order

Volkov,” I said, summarising

was mad at the bastard

him into a

threatening him.

threatened him, his

as something made

which might make

inadmissible.

Golubev,” I said, and he looked down, avoiding eye contact.

estate. You would have had no reason to sneak in because you were officially summoned. You must have gone through the gates. Will the people stationed at the gate be able to testify that you passed through that gate in the evening five days.