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

for prominence in every region. One you are conversant with since you helped your ex-husband rise

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

the order.

is lenient, so they have this false

to it,” she said and sighed, then unfolded

the lordship and renders Sylvester powerless. It will place the council in charge and leave the lordship as an honorary position and nothing

said and looked at me.

that arrangement? ” she asked,

one benefitting from that arrangement, and to show you how eager they are, they shifted the

I pretended I did not know and proffered a solution.

that case, Sylvester can take up the

and she

That could work,” she said, but she wasn’t happy because being head of the council wasn’t the same as

placed my hand on her thigh and gestured that she

on it, Stephanie. Do

heart,” I said, and

get what they want,” I said, and she

caused the attack

this,” she said, and I shook my

want to

Joan Clayman. They have

I said, and her eyes

or maybe three of them might have. They are just sore that Sylvester, Theodore and Marcel rejected their daughters. After studying all they have done and how I heard they behaved during the few hearings against Sylvester and Dominic, I have concluded that they

had acted too

to be exonerated.

do it after the petition hearing,” I

it now,” she said, afraid we might not win the hearing,

would.

need to panic, Stephanie,” I said and just then, the boy she sent for the popcorns returned. He also seemed excited.

took you so long?” Stephanie said, and the boy

that was disturbing his wife in front of the turkey sandwich stall,” the boy said, and Stephanie

that I began to panic. I just hoped she did not accidentally come off as

our popcorn, we headed

it looked like something explosive had happened. I rushed to where

shocked to learn

Linda. The nerve.

of Kyle, and I was amazed. I wondered why she came to the stall alone, but I kept the question to myself,

our primary booth, and I was surprised to see that Marcel had done the same thing to Max.

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?

their wives, but they should learn from Leo and

returned home early, and Sylvester was a bit nervous about the hearing that had

It showed all over him.

have been too damn lenient. They wouldn’t have tried this with my

was, he was telling the truth.

hand. Everyone thought they

my poisoning, Dominic’s set up, and now this. The earlier

asked to stay on her. We hope to

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, and Vino is young and seems

should put him in check. If he can’t do the job,

someone else. It is time he starts taking responsibility for the actions and inactions of the council as their leader, or he should vacate the seat for a more capable person,” I

feel it. His love bite on my inner thigh tingled, and

can’t work against the Lawrence now; they are our strongest ally on the council.

I would not have an ally on the council,” he said, and I turned to look at him.

think it is time to get Dominic on Balyaev’s seat,” I said,

his head.

Dominic might have come around in your eyes, but I do not trust him to make good decisions. Especially with

to stand up to her and break away; how will he

doing a good job compared to him. See how Larry

can use against me,”