The Dark Side of Fate

53 In The Mix Of Things

~Sylvester~

When Theodore interrupted my speech at the northern council conference, I knew something serious had happened.

I politely excused myself. I went to him.

I could hear people murmuring, but soon, Marcel took over, and they were silent.

That was why it was best I wrote my speeches. He just picked up from where I left off.

Theodore stood when I approached him.

“They are back,” He said, and I smiled, glad that Tamia had returned.

I was worried she might see Leo or Devin, and they would convince her to leave with them.

The painful part of that fear was that I

wouldn’t have gone after her if she had

willingly followed. Otherwise, I would have given my mother, Dominic and the entire council the war they had longed for

and burned the south or east to the

ground. 1

“Tamia is ill. Linda asked that I send a

doctor, which I did, but then she insisted I tell you. I think it is serious,” He said, and images of her being poisoned by Jake Brighton just to get at me flooded my

mind.

I was out the door before Theodore could

finish the sentence.

People were looking at me weirdly.

The moment I stepped out, I hopped into the first car I saw. It wasn’t mine, but I was lord, and the driver was already behind the wheel.

“Volkov estate now!” I ordered him, and

he started his vehicle.

I did not know who he worked for; I will

have to apologise later.

We arrived at the estate, and I rushed into the building and went straight to my

room.

Avery and Linda were with her. She

looked pale and sweaty but seemed a bit calm. The doctor was examining her, and I went to hold her hands. Knight was afraid, so I had to try and control myself.

When the doctor congratulated me that she was pregnant, I was shocked.

Knowing that Linda did not feel the same way made me still worried that Jake did. something.

“Linda is pregnant, and she isn’t ill?” I asked the doctor.

“People experience pregnancy

differently, but I will still take her blood sample to test for other things. If there is anything, she is already recovering from it. I will give her a mild sedative to help. her relax and sleep it off, but there is no cause for alarm here. She will be alright when she wakes up; she just needs to rest, ” he said, administered the sedative, and packed his things to leave. 1

I watched Tamia’s eyes close gradually until she fell asleep.

Linda and Avery excused themselves, and I stayed with her.

There was a knock on my door thirty minutes later, and I rushed to open it so the person did not bang too hard and wake Tamia up. I knew it was my mother. She was the only one that dared to do that.

I opened the door, and she frowned at me.

Not wanting her in my room, I stepped

outside.

“What is wrong with her?” She asked,

and I knew she must have heard.

do you care?” I said, and

bowed her

misbehaved the last time, and

It was just that treason is

crime, and I

Dominic. Tamia threatened

with Dominic if he

a fool

I don’t hate her.

to calm

said, and

honest,

anymore, and that was a

alone. 1

words and

it. You called her a whore, among other things; words like that don’t get forgotten,” I said, and she

believed Dominic didn’t do it? She was the one that urged me to dig instead of passing judgment. Dominic has been a problem for me, so it was easy to think he would pull off that stunt. It was Tamia that

the one that made

outside would say you didn’t birth me with how you acted. You always side with him over me; you never have my back,” I said, tears streaming down her face.

that, Sylvester. I gave birth

I threatened to disown him if he went for the hearing. That was why he stayed. I also say hurtful things to Dominic, but I have to feel sorry for him. He is the older of you two, yet he has nothing, no position, no charge and respect. Things like that get to people. You have it all, Sylvester; he has nothing. He has to live in your shadow for the

them. I was happy you locked the douchebag up. I gave birth to both of you. Do not ever think otherwise,” She

about Tamia, but I am really concerned

of you. It was a brave thing to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am concerned. Jake isn’t vindictive,

and he has a grudge against this family. Just

realised she wanted to tell me

supposed to hear, so I opened the door to my

her in.

keep it down, and she looked at Tamia, where

is pale,” She said with concern,

I

you mind if I examine her?”

Tamia would feel about it, but since

it wouldn’t be any

checked her nails; Tamia stirred

doctor take a blood sample?” She asked,

she is pregnant,” she said,

was introduced into it, “She said and patted

I confirmed, and she gasped.

face.

said softly and looked

hope she will give me

I doubted Tamia would

but I

Brighton, mother,” I said, and

Brighton. A bitch…” she

eagerly drafted her to join his harem and reluctantly drafted Ava. He favoured Gretchen of all his bedmates, and Ava got jealous. Gretchen thought she was being nice when she pleaded with Maurice to send her sister In-law back to her husband, and Maurice considered it. I hated that bitch because she almost took my husband from me. Ava did not see it as an act of kindness on her part. She saw it as

too, and Gretchen was only trying to get

she pleaded with

in his service and continue

She said and wiped away her

clear that my mother’s selective memory was her

he had to sleep with those

them, but here she was admitting that his method was fucked up, but I held my

cold blood, driving a silver blade through her heart in this

to let her say, and instead of

she found Gretchen in

fucked, and she snapped. You see, Maurice

Ava, and it bothered

and bowed

had her locked up

and one drunken night, he went to

and I was stunned.

did was against the law. Ava was supposed to stand trial for her crime, slave or not. But he acted on impulse, and we swept it

but Donald hates the Volkovs because of it. He thinks his mother was brought here as a slave and killed unjustly. I doubt Jake knows the truth,” She said, and I looked at

are quiet and not bearing our last name. It was wrong to send her to Brighton. I

just didn’t ingest enough,” she said, and I hoped for

Tamia’s blood or I

Brighton.

of this?” I

and she nodded.

recordkeeper kept

and I nodded, hoping