The Dark Side of Fate

110 Sniffing Them Out

~Tamia~

My discussion with Alpha Jake was intense, but I was glad we were able to come to an understanding. I knew I was a bit stern, but I needed to clarify my point. I also needed him to know I did him a big favour by not pushing Sylvester to investigate my poisoning.

The fact that I was pregnant when it occurred would have summed it up as treason. Deep down, I hoped our plan worked out so we could plan our weddings peacefully.

Alpha Jake seemed sad after our discussion, and Stephanie came to join us. Her dark circles were gone, and she was in high spirits. She also looked great.

“I hope I did not take too long?” She asked, sitting beside Alpha Jake and smiling at us. It was awkward seeing that she was the only one smiling after the difficult conversation I had with Alpha Jake.

Stephanie soon realised she was the only one in high spirits and stopped smiling.

“What happened?” she asked, and even though I did not want to speak about it, Alpha Jake volunteered the answer.

“Luna Tamia believes my daughter Iris must have tried to kill her with poison to get back at your son for not choosing her, and also, she believes she might be working for the uprising, so she asked me to bring her for questioning,” he said, summing it up. Stephanie nodded.

“The poisoning part is true. She was poisoned in your pack, Jake. I saw it. We had to bring a doctor to flush her system.” Stephanie said, and the fear in Jake’s eyes was more pronounced.

He had secretly hoped it was a coincidence, but hearing Stephanie say the same thing made him realise it might not be a coincidence.

“I do not know what I would do if she is guilty. She is my only daughter,” he confessed, and Stephanie touched his hand gently.

“They are all grown, Jake. We have done our best by raising them and giving them the best. We have taught them right from wrong and tried to guide them. We should not blame ourselves if they choose to part from teachings in adulthood. At the end of the day, they are independent of us and will continue to exist when we are gone. The best we can do is wish them the best and pray they learn from their mistakes. We, as parents, cannot give more than we have given. You shouldn’t feel guilty for this, Jake. You tried. If Iris decides to be like her mother, then it isn’t your fault,” she said, trying to calm him down, but it did not work. The man was in knots.

“I think it is time to have Liam help identify the people that threatened him,” I said, standing up and trying to avoid the awkward situation. Everyone agreed, and I linked Kappa Wilson to help line up everyone in the estate so Liam could sniff the culprits out.

It took thirty minutes for Wilson to accomplish it, and soon he linked me to inform me the task was done. I got up and asked everyone to follow me to the eastern garden, where everyone was waiting.

We walked towards the garden silently, and I prayed it would yield something. We needed to catch as many people as possible to either force the leader out or make them go silent.

Either outcome was better than what was happening.

Arriving at the garden, I was surprised to see many people, along with the trophies, lined up to be checked.

They looked worried and puzzled. Some of the Lunas in service looked at me scornfully, and I did not bother; I know they saw me as despicable. I was sleeping with the man that conquered my pack. Any Luna from the outside would see my friends and me as traitors, but they did not know our full story, and we did not care.

sure If Sylvester, Marcel or Theodore had ordered they join them in bed, they would do it willingly. The thought alone made me laugh

garden, and I could see him properly

his mother do this to him? How could this Kingman allow this? As things were, if this leader ever succeeded, he would have no regard for life or

began to murmur at the sight of

yelled at them, and they

not be tolerated. We have been charged with a task and intend to do it diligently without disturbance, am I clear?”

told me that Sylvester required Liam to come to the lounge. Learning that Leo and Devin were around gave me mixed feelings. I prayed they would put aside their differences and

They took him away.

needed to move quickly because I still needed to question Amy. I wasn’t planning to be nice where the bitch was concerned. After seeing what she did to her son, I knew she could not be trusted and did not deserve freedom. I planned on making

with Liam?” Avery

and Devin are here. I think Sylvester wants them to hear directly

of them are crazy about you. Would they be able to overlook their differences and work together? I know Leo has it bad and that Devin guy does not seem different. Poor Sylvester. I wonder how he feels having to lean on the two men likely to hate him the most for support,” she linked me, and I sighed because

Jake asked me, interrupting Avery and

and his

said, looking at us as if we had

that is why he isn’t in the council prison,” I told him,

him to control his father and the northern alphas. He also helped

don’t mean it,” He said in shock,

only reason he is alive is that he is young,”

trying to share her opinion and make you accept by force. Maurice screwed her a couple of times, and she gave up her husband for it. I wished Christain looked before leaping, but they say love is blind. His has led him to an exile

be regarded as traitors, and the entire Zakharov family would be exiled pending investigation. It also means Christian would have to step down from his position. The woman had wrecked him. His only saving grace is if Sylvester succeeds and is installed as the king, then Sylvester would pardon him and only punish Amy for her actions. A lot was

lined up in the garden, and I hoped for their sakes

chains were removed to access his wolf and pick the

scent; we made it seem like he would be by looking

staff, looking at them and secretly sniffing

most of them, and none of the staff was selected. It remained the women in the trophy section. He got to a dark-haired eastern beauty and stopped. Indicating she was one of them. My heart soared because I knew who she was. Then he moved and selected a western

to bring them out yet until he had sniffed everyone.

me laugh internally. I knew what I was about to do to them was a bit sick, but I

to the cell, and I asked Wilson to have them search the rooms and

elderly Luna working in the mansion asked, and

to speak?” I

dismiss you,” I told them, and they looked at Stephanie, hoping she would stop

of them