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

sorry. It was just that treason is

and I

kill Dominic. Tamia

if

You are a fool

I don’t hate

family home to calm

said, and

honest, but

with her anymore, and that was a relationship she would have to

alone. 1

words and

though she didn’t say it, I could see it. You called her a

you know she was the only one that 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,

one that made me look at

in you, mother. Anyone looking from the 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

that, Sylvester. I

get to people. You have it all, Sylvester; he has nothing. He has to live in your shadow for the rest of his life. It is not your fault, but I know it gets to him, so he is always eager to prove that you are flawed so he can

them. I was happy you locked the douchebag up. I gave birth to both of

but I am really concerned for her. I

was a brave thing to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am concerned. Jake

this family. Just like Devin, his mother was taken by your

realised she wanted to tell

hear, so I opened the

her in.

and she looked

pale,” She said with

be fine,” I said, and she

you mind if I

I did not know how Tamia would feel about it, but since I was

it wouldn’t be any

forehead and palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her sleep

the doctor take a blood sample?” She

poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she

her system is fighting whatever was introduced into

confirmed, and she gasped.

face.

she said softly and looked at Tamia lovingly.

hope she will

said, and I

nice again, but I kept it

Brighton, mother,” I said, and she nodded. We moved

A bitch…”

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

her too, and

So she pleaded with Maurice

service and

She said

my mother’s selective memory was

had to sleep with those women to learn

she was admitting that his method was fucked

blade through her heart

to plead with Maurice to let

Gretchen

freshly fucked, and she snapped. You see,

Ava, and it bothered her,”

bowed

had her locked up

went to her cell and took her life,”

and I was stunned.

stand trial for her crime, slave or not. But he acted on impulse, and

here as a slave

quiet and not bearing our last name. It

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

blood or I

Brighton.

of

and she nodded.

recordkeeper kept

me, and I nodded, hoping to