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.

you care?” I said, and

bowed

the last time,

just that treason is

I knew

Dominic. Tamia

with Dominic if he

a fool for

don’t hate her. I just went

to calm down

through.” She said, and

being honest,

and that was a relationship

alone. 1

and actions

didn’t say it, I could see it. You called her a whore, among other things; words like

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

the one that made

were busy antagonising her and making her feel inadequate. I am disappointed 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;

Sylvester. I gave birth

like that 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

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

really concerned for her. I knew she

to do on her part, and I commend her, but I am

has a grudge against this family. Just like Devin, his mother was taken by your father,” she said and

realised she wanted to tell

supposed to hear, so I opened

her in.

keep it down, and she looked at

said

she will be fine,” I said,

you mind if I examine her?”

would feel about it, but since I was

decided it wouldn’t be any

palm and checked her nails; Tamia stirred in her

take a blood

of poison, and I also think she is pregnant,” she said, and I was panicked

fighting whatever was introduced into

and she gasped. A wide grin spread across

face.

she said softly and

will give

and I doubted

again, but I kept it to

something about Donald Brighton, mother,” I said, and

Ava Brighton. A bitch…” she

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

Maurice liked her too, and Gretchen was

she pleaded

his service

bed,” She said and

was clear that my mother’s selective memory was her coping

had to sleep with those women

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

murdered Gretchen in cold blood, driving a silver blade

to let

Gretchen in his

freshly fucked, and she snapped. You

it

bowed

locked up

he went to her cell and took her life,” she

and I was stunned.

supposed to stand trial for her crime, slave or not. But he acted on impulse, and we swept it under the

it. He thinks his mother was brought here as a slave and

has many enemies, hence why the rest of the Volkov bloodline are quiet and not bearing our last name. It was

didn’t ingest enough,” she said, and I hoped for Jake’s sake

blood or I would

Brighton.

of

and she nodded.

recordkeeper kept a record,”

nodded, hoping