The Dark Side of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 91

91 Following Through

~Tamia-

Stephanie was into the Croquet game we were watching, and I wished Avery and Linda had followed us, but they wanted to

remain in our official booth for reasons best

known to them.

Dominic had stylishly joined us, but we did not need to guess why he was with us and not with his brother. Katya seemed utterly enthralled by him, and he wasn’t different. It was so deep that Stephanie and I left the booth, and they did not notice.

“I want some sweet pop corn,” Stephanie said, and my mouth began to salivate.

“That would be yummy,” I said, stopping at a cotton candy stall. I helped myself to the strawberry-flavoured variation, and the vendor refused to take my money.

He treated me with respect, and my heart fluttered.

“Have you heard about the new move by the sneaky council?” Stephanie asked me, taking a bit of my candy and grimacing at the level of sweetness.

“What move?” I asked her, feeling happy.

William had called me and told me he was rounding the people up and taking them to the warehouse. I was too eager because the meeting would be in two days.

“Some alphas raised a petition, and many people have signed it. They are trying to dissolve the lordship,” she said, and I

wondered why she would say it was the

council members. Clearly, the alphas did it of their own volition.

“Why would you think the council is behind this?” I asked her, and she scrunched her

nose.

She had gotten some candy on her nose, but her warm, slightly sweaty skin had melted it.

“The petition puts the council in charge of everything while each region would have a council of alphas led by a governor, similar to what you practice in the east,” she said.

We found a bench to sit on.

Stephanie called on to a child and handed him money to buy us popcorn and something for himself.

The moment the boy left, she leaned against the backrest and looked ahead with a frown folding her arms.

“The Volkovs were royalty before it became a lordship.

This council was formed because of the tyranny of Maurice’s forefather, Eddard. It was an excellent way to keep the royal bloodline in check.

The council helped the lord remain on

course and fought for people’s rights.

They helped to question the lord and make

sure he was fair to the people, but the lord was still like a king.

He owns and rules everything.

Devin Corrigan might have revolted, but Sylvester still rules all four regions.

His decree must be upheld in all regions, or it will be seen as treasonous. The leading alpha of each region is like a representative

of the lord and must bow to the lord’s

every region. One you are conversant with since you

region and keep it in check according to the lord’s will.

the

is lenient, so they have this false notion of

she said and sighed, then unfolded her hand and brushed something off her

petition obliterates the lordship and renders Sylvester powerless. It will place the council in charge and leave the lordship as an honorary position and nothing more, banning the royal families from interfering or making decisions that have to

said and looked at

” she

benefitting from that arrangement, and to show you how eager they are, they shifted the hearing to the day after tomorrow instead of waiting until after the games,” she

did not know and proffered a solution.

that case, Sylvester can take up the

seat,” I said, and she looked

work,” she said, but she wasn’t happy because being head of the council wasn’t the same as being a lord.

on her thigh and gestured that she calmed down.

it, Stephanie.

gentle heart,” I said,

won’t get what

the attack on Brighton and framed Dominic?” she

doing this,” she

we want to take

Joan Clayman.

and her eyes darkened.

if Maurice fucked them. If he didn’t, I am sure Gavin, Lucas, or maybe three of them might have. They are just sore that Sylvester, Theodore and Marcel rejected their

had acted

to be

to unseat them. I guess he will do it after the petition hearing,” I said, and she shook her

now,” she said, afraid we might not win

would.

panic, Stephanie,” I said and just then, the boy she sent for the

so long?” Stephanie

disturbing his wife in front of the turkey sandwich stall,” the boy

so worried for Linda that I began to panic. I just hoped she did not accidentally come

our popcorn, we headed to

Sylvester calming Theo down; it looked like something explosive

asked them and was shocked to

Linda. The

me how Theo beat the crap out of Kyle, and I was amazed. I wondered why she came to

surprised to see that Marcel

idiots would learn. How could they, in their twisted minds, think Avery and Linda will leave the life they have now and go back to the hell they gave them? It was delusional, and I began to fear for their mental health. There was no doubt

their wives, but they should learn from Leo and

early, and Sylvester was a bit nervous about the hearing that had suddenly moved up. I

showed all over him.

too damn lenient. They wouldn’t

as sad as it was, he was telling

thought

letters, then my poisoning, Dominic’s set up, and now this. The earlier we started catching people, the

to lead us anywhere, but Kappa Wilson was asked to stay on her. We hope to catch a break.

may seem a bit wrong. But when this petition thing is over, we should make some changes to the council after we remove those women from the seats they occupy. The council members are old,

him in check. If he can’t do the job, he should let us know so we can

inactions of the council as their leader, or he should vacate the seat for a more capable person,”

His love bite on my inner thigh tingled, and I could feel the tension he needed to

against the Lawrence now; they are

us. Asking him to step down would mean I would not have an ally

this isn’t the time, I think it is time to get Dominic on Balyaev’s seat,” I said, and

his head.

have come around in your eyes, but I do not trust him to make good decisions. Especially with Glenda still in his life.

to her and break away; how will he be able to handle

job compared

be empowering a tool my enemies can use against me,” He said, and I could see his