The Dark Side of Fate

Chapter 68

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 68

68 The Rest Of It

-Sylvester-

I was speechless. My mother sat on the couch and was weeping.

I could see she was afraid, and I understood why. She had committed treason.

I sighed and looked at her. I could see she was tired and wondered how much she was hiding.

“Is there anything else, mother, that I need to know?” I asked her, and she looked at me.

It was hard for her, but she knew her game was up.

“I hated her.” She confessed, and I did not need to guess who she was talking about.

“She came to my house uninvited and told me that she was tired of the money she was getting from me and she needed to get justice for Maurice. She was on to something, and I knew she would do it. I do not know if it had anything to do with the bastard that Maurice took from her, but she was broken, and she came to vent her anger on me,” my mother said, and I sighed.

“She said I was an idiot and could not take care of business. She bragged to me that I was a fool. She told me she was the one that helped me get rid of my competition. 1

I only had one competition when it came to your father, and that was Alissa. She told me how she paid the doctor to inject silver into her system.

Silver doesn’t kill us; it only stops us from healing and makes us weak, which was what it did to Alissa the day she gave birth. The doctor registered her cause of death as an extreme case of preeclampsia. She bragged that I would not be able to prove it because, unlike me, she knew how to tidy up her mess.

The doctor died a month after Alissa passed

away. We didn’t see it as anything when it happened, but I figured it out when she told

I knew Jenny was crazy, but I did not realise how crazy she was until she said what she said.

After she bragged about what she did to Alissa, she said I reaped the benefit of her hard work but not anymore,” my mother said I knew where it was going, but I held my tongue to let her speak.

was why I had him killed. She claimed she loved your father, but it was all a lie. She was a bloody social climber. She dated Gavin Orlov in secret. I knew but kept her secret

not know she was also screwing my husband when I learned about her and Gavin. I found out after Devin had killed him, and

married Jerry, she chose to aim higher, so she went after the eldest, Orlovs, and one

wanted to be at the top. The bitch.

on her and get her off my back, but I found out she had a

scared and maybe run away, but the bitch always kept her shit together, so I stopped.” She said, and I remembered the anonymous blackmail

every three months so she wouldn’t raise the issue at the council.

I pretended with her.

she had me where she wanted and could dispose of me whenever. She only let me keep my miserable life because she enjoyed watching me suffer. She told me of her child with Maurice, and I pretended to be

sick. She could not tell the difference between a legitimate

she made all those statements; they didn’t believe her, of course, and saw her as a mad

your seat and end the Volkov line with the amount of evidence she had. Knowing she always made good on her threats, I knew I could not let her go.

me end her. Of course, my men killed her men, and they got scared because they had killed a high council member, so I told them what they would say before I passed out,” She said, and I placed my hand on her thigh. She looked at me, and her eyes looked light. It must have been a burden.

would never understand. He loved his

in my arms, and I could only imagine the amount

choice but to

read the woman’s journals. She

and his men meant well, do not let them suffer; they believe they were protecting our family from a mad woman,” She pleaded. I told her to calm

is safe with me,” I said, and she broke the hug and stared into my eyes to be sure I had just said

her eyes, and I shook my head and held her hands that were shaking so she could be calm.

it out, mother,” I said, and there was horror in

and only let me in on it. She protected your secret, mother. She knew it would hurt you,

grateful, Sylvester. Tell her I am grateful..” she said, crying. She was relieved.

in my mother’s room,” I linked my mate. I needed my mother to believe that Tamia was on her side because I could feel

there was a knock

the hug and wiped away

and then looked

went on her knees to plead to my

together, she wept

had no choice..” she said, and Tamia rushed

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