The Dark Side of Fate

108 Who Poisoned Me

~Tamia~

Leaving Sylvester to talk to his officers, I decided to speak to Alpha Jake about certain things. I also needed Avery and Linda’s support.

There were certain things I needed to discuss with him. If I had dwelled on the issues, they would have caused severe problems. I went over the poisoning, and after all that had happened, certain things finally fell into place.

I had spent most of the time since I returned wondering why anyone would try to kill me with poison. Had I not been pregnant and vomiting, I might have died.

The vomiting helped me empty my system of the poison, and only a trace amount got into my bloodstream. Now that I had figured out why, it was time to speak to alpha Jake about it because it was very sensitive.

We met Stephanie on the way to the lounge, where Alpha Jake was waiting for us, and she was a wreck.

I asked Linda and Avery to go ahead of me while I remained to speak to Stephanie.

I watched them walk away. Jake was in the lounge in my wing, so they joined him while Stephanie and I walked toward her room to avoid eavesdroppers.

Knowing that staff members were working for the uprising, we needed to be extra careful, especially knowing what they planned to do to Stephanie.

We entered her room, and she began to pace about.

“You need to keep your shit together, Stephanie. We do not know what these people have or if they have anything at all. Keep behaving like this, and you will slip up. I need you to act as if nothing has happened and not admit to anything or get into a heated argument with anyone,” I said and went to hold her shoulders. Holding her still, I stared into her eyes.

“You need to snap out of this shit, Stephanie. You are a luna, for goddess’s sake. It is not in our nature to show weakness or crumble under pressure. I want you to wipe the fear and pity off your face and walk about the place with your head held up high. Sylvester has a lot of shit to deal with, and your current behaviour isn’t helping at all,” I warned her, slightly irritated. I guess it was my hormones. I have been a bit too emotional lately.

“So what, you committed a crime? Everyone has a secret, Stephanie. Stop thinking the worse and make yourself useful by helping us catch the ladies working for the organisation. I will be doing a major sweep of the estate today, and you will be helping with it,” I said, and she widened her eyes.

“We need all the help we can get,” I told her, and she frowned.

“What will we do to them if we catch them?” She asked me, and I felt rage in me.

“We have limited cells in the dungeon. Those who are forthcoming with information will get accommodation in the cells. Those who aren’t will be executed immediately,” I said, and she widened her eyes.

“We aren’t allowed to do that,” she said, and I chuckled.

“And who will stop us?” I asked her.

I was sick and tired of all the nonsense. The people we were against were cowards. I would have had more respect for them if they had waged war against us. Then we really know that they are fit to lead. This intellectual attack was a cowardly approach. I planned on showing the Kingman how to be a king.

Stephanie must have noticed my resolve because she wiped off her fear.

“Tyrant style?” she finally asked, and I nodded.

board?” She asked me, and I nodded, hopeful that Sylvester’s meeting with them would

about the region leaders?” She

will be in support, too,” I said, and an

she said

a firm hand, and they will be getting one. The investigation would be faster and easier this way. Rendering the council useless is a

it,” she said, and

she is bound to get away with her

I haven’t showered this morning. I will join

nonsense, even if we did not catch them or end it. It will give us the peace we need. My

lounge, and Jake was joking while

I said, reaching for a

sat down on a chair opposite him, and he

for the hospitality,” He said respectfully, and I smiled at

said and took a sip of

see that we have no issues with you,” I

my voice, and I knew it would be confusing since he had done nothing wrong and helped us. Linda and Avery stopped laughing, and

Brighton in good fate. We went there to restore peace and investigate

could watch us, yet we enjoyed the experience. The festival was beautiful,” I

do not have a problem with you, alpha, and I believe we have established that but I need you

give your wife to Maurice, or did she give herself as tribute?” I

heading somewhere with this, so I will need you to answer my question,”

answer to draw my conclusions. One thing I knew was the apple never falls far from the tree, and I believe it was the same with Brighton’s children. I needed to establish his wife’s

liked the comfort money could bring, and we fought about it often.

there were three,” he said, and I was surprised that Donald

younger sister. She looked

sister?” Avery asked,

are twins. Iris does not like people knowing she is that old either because she feels it would hurt her

bit too generous. Anyway, my wife began to take out our financial handicap on me. It wasn’t that we were poor, but she compared me to all the

Maurice had issues with the leader of the west because he had teamed up with the eastern leader to overthrow his lordship, Maurice attacked the west and took

immediately and executed the ones the eastern leader claimed were responsible,

agreed to the taxes, so Maurice let them be, but because the

something. My sister did not have a mate anymore, so she offered to go. Little did

warriors to take

rather be a mistress to the Lord than be my luna. It hurt, but I let her go,” he said, and I could hear

also realised that was why he could carry on without his mate. I also did not miss the fact that that was the war that led to my parent’s death, where Ramsey had slaughtered them for alerting Maurice of his conduct. Ramsey was a leader then, and Leo had promised he would disgrace him for my sake. I sighed, remembering Leo and tried to brush him

Because they harbour a lot of hatred for Volkov,” I said, and

was never going to return. I did not want to spoil it for