The Dark Side of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 72

72 Dilemma

~Sylvester~

I remained speechless in my office, and my mother stared at me. She looked genuinely worried, and I knew why.

I wanted to speak, but she interrupted me.

“That girl has been through a lot, and she loves you with all her heart, Sylvester, do not break Tamia’s heart,” She said with tears forming in her eyes.

“I used to want a daughter so badly, but I never had one. Tamia feels like my blood.” She said and wiped away her tears.

“I love her, Sylvester, and I love what you two have. Please,” She said and put her hand together to beg me. “Do not break my Tamia’s heart. I know Susan is your first love, and you never got over her, but please; Tamia deserves better. Your wedding and claiming ceremony is seven weeks from now; please do not disappoint her and me. If you do, I will leave with her and my grandchild, and I will forget that you are my son,” She said with conviction in her eyes, and I knew she wasn’t lying. 3

“Why do you think I will be conflicted where Susan is concerned?” I asked her, and she composed herself.

“Because you keep your promises, Sylvester. You swore you would never settle down until she came back. You said you would find her and bring her back to make her your luna. You have remained single all this while, and that bitch Pamela said everything isn’t set in stone. Please, my son. Susan gave up on you and ran away. She should have hung around, fated or not. She should have waited to see what you would do, but she had no faith in you and left you alone with nothing but a letter and a broken heart. Do not destroy Tamia for her sake. I plead with you. I know you had a strong feeling for that girl, but she isn’t worth it. Please,” She said, and I felt terrible that my mother would think I would hurt Tamia for Susan’s sake.

“I love Tamia, and she is carrying my baby. I can never hurt her,” I said, and she nodded. She did not believe me, it was in her eyes, and it annoyed me a bit.

“I am nothing like my father, mother. I will never hurt the woman I love. Tamia has no family but us; I can never be cruel. I will die without her,” I said, and my mother studied my eyes and nodded.

“That was all I came to tell you; I will take my leave now,” she said and got up.

“Mother,” I called her attention, and she stopped to listen to me.

“Do not tell her about Susan. Allow me to do it myself, please,” I pleaded with her, and she hesitated before nodding, and then she left.

I sat at my desk, and my heart was still racing. Why would Susan come now after eleven years?

Why will she come to the north?

Why would Nikolay Sullivan come with her?

Was she playing on the Polo team?

I remembered how we learned horse riding and played Polo and Polocrosse together. I took an interest in the sport because of her, and it has remained my favourite since then.

Why would she return now when I had picked up the pieces of the heart that she shattered and moved on?

I was confused and angry.

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I did not know how I would act when I saw her, and I did not know how I would feel.

if she was

Was she married?

Did she have children?

Was she happy?

questions crossed my

did together, and the pain of her abandonment returned to me as I fought back my anger and tears sitting in the

could

phone rang, and it snapped me out

said, and it

called her first thing in the morning, but many things distracted me from contacting her. She had finally called

so he tried to escape. I had to get involved and arrest him,” she confessed,

now?” I asked

called you. He said he works for the council’s spokesman Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I felt relief wash through me as I finally had a

want to eliminate the lordship

why he quickly gave up names

did he tell you all of this?” I asked her, and

for a lesser sentence in exchange for information.” She said, and I realised he wasn’t as loyal as his recruiters might have needed him to be. He

secretly for

my fingers through my

my heart wasn’t happy. The whole Susan

a breather. I needed the noise to quiet down and the spinning situation to stop, but I knew it wouldn’t, and it was getting

Mikhailov arrested, but I would

that would disrupt the games or

and follow

attended to some documents in the office and went

joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to practice

thought of her

hard until I

to free

sat by the cliff and wondered what

to the stables when it was dinner time, showered, and went

me with her green eyes; she was worried; I could tell,

went to sit next to her, and she

seen her the whole day, and I felt guilty. Why was I acting like this? What was I

to me, and I rubbed her back gently, then

to her, releasing my mind to communicate through

Mikhailov was the one that sent him the money, and they are funding a group that wants to remove the lordship, place the council in charge and liberate the people of the regions by installing governors. I told her to bring him here so

asked, and I shook my head.

safe. I want them to make more mistakes. Please, place someone to watch him and study his activities and associations. That

rest of the meal in silence. It was apparent that I wasn’t in high spirits, but I

together.

finished, and Tamia and I got up