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.

doing, if she was okay,

Was she married?

Did she have children?

Was she happy?

questions crossed

to me as I fought back my anger and tears sitting in

mind link so I could gather my thoughts and put my emotions

me out of the deep

and it was

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

get involved and arrest him,” she confessed, and I was sad because it meant

happen now?” I asked her, and she

works for the council’s spokesman Jacob Mikhailov.” She said, and I

extremist group that seeks democracy and Liberation,” She said, and I was stunned. “He claims they want to eliminate the lordship and put the council in charge while the regions would be ruled by governors,” She

he quickly gave up names

all of this?” I asked her,

treason. He begged 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 did not sound like

secretly for questioning,” I told her and

my fingers through my hair, feeling frustrated

my heart wasn’t

was so much happening at once, and I needed a breather. I needed the noise to quiet down and the spinning situation to stop, but I knew it wouldn’t,

to have Jacob Mikhailov arrested, but I would instead do it

want to do anything that would disrupt the games or

the traitors to be relaxed and follow their plan. So

some documents in the office and went

joined Marcel and Theo at the stables to

the thought of

hard

outside, trying to free my mind

the cliff and wondered what

to the stables when it was

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

sit next to her,

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

of your mind. Is everything alright,” She said to me, and I rubbed her back

said to her, releasing my mind to communicate through the

He said Jacob 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

and I shook

continue to believe his secret is safe. I want them to make more mistakes. Please, place someone to watch him and study his activities and associations. That could help.” I said,

was apparent that I wasn’t in high spirits, but I tried to

together.

finished, and Tamia and