The Dark Side of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 121

~Tamia~

Getting Nicole and the children settled in wasn’t a challenge. The children were pleasant and a joy to have around. They were eight years old, and I was a bit envious of them but glad I had my little bundle of joy growing inside me.

“Lady Tamia, I am grateful that you would welcome us into your home,” Nicole said while her husband helped put their bags in the room. It was my old room.

I thought Amanda would be in it, but I was told Sylvester changed his mind about putting her there and put her in the smaller room.

“Oh, I am not Lady yet. Our wedding is in two weeks. Stephanie Volkov is still the Lady of the north; they refer to me as Luna for now, and having you in this place is a joy. It is also your home,” I said, and she smiled and came to hug me.

“Thank you so much. It really means a lot. We had been running around and hiding before we had our triplets. At least now we can rest.” She said, and my heart broke.

Hearing her say they have not known peace for the years they have been together was hard. It is the worst thing that can ever happen to anyone.

“Please rest,” I said, and she held my hand.

“If there is anything you need me to help with, kindly let me know. I am good with house chores,” She said and looked at her husband.

“We do not plan to be freeloaders here. We would like to earn our keep,” she said, and my heart broke into pieces. David is a Volkov. I wonder how he grew up and how they have lived for them to be this way.

“I am sure Sylvester would find a place for his brother. As for you, you’re a luna here too, so start acting like one. My friends and I are having evening tea later; I would like you to join us,” I told her, and she looked at David, who nodded.

I did not know if Sylvester would want to spend time with his brother and get to know him. We were planning an operation; I could not jeopardise it and send David to where Sylvester was having his meeting. I would have to allow Sylvester to move at his own pace.

“Do you know where my older brother is?” David asked me, and I knew he was talking about Dominic.

Dominic might have changed, but he was still a douchebag.

“You mean Dominic?” I said, and he nodded.

sure he will come searching for you once he is through with his engagements,” I said, not wanting to get into details and start explaining things to him. I wanted to keep it

have a room while Justin would have a room to himself,” I

share with his sisters most of his

I am sure you have other guests,” Nicole said, and I

and deserves his own space, and the girls deserve their privacy, too,” I

and with that, I exited my

their parents’ room. Justin started jumping on the bed when we entered the space allocated to him. He looked so excited that it

Amanda’s room was beside it. I needed

the girls were settled into their room, I

door of Amanda’s room, and one of the Kappas lurking about used the key to open it so I could enter

staring outside. She turned to look at me. Her eyes were

she left the window and approached me. She looked like she had aged a bit

Tamia,” she said and bowed her head to

I could ask

me. I knew she was thinking

away

in motion. I did not know until they took you

visited her father too often for comfort before the north attacked. I thought

me, I went along with it because only a fool would defy my father. Everyone that defies him ends up dead,” she said, and she did not need to elaborate on this. My parents paid the price for their

ask me what was happening in our house, pretending he cared about my well-being. I did not think

exactly how it was, and he would tell me to hang in there and that it would soon improve. It sounded generic and rehearsed, but I would excuse it since

told me I was dispensable; if I did not do what he wanted, he would just get me out of the way and do what he liked. Knowing his brutality, I knew he could kill Leo and me, so

alone. Everyone looked up to me as the head Luna of the east, so I had to keep going. I performed these luna duties to the best of my abilities while I fed my father lies to

was getting tedious, especially when I feared

Leo didn’t love me, and he didn’t want me around him, and I knew my father would soon find out that I had been lying to him. Leo had the power to push back; he had Max and Kyle, but I had

me moving out of my room with my bags the day I wanted to leave. I could not tell him the real reason, so I made it seem like it was a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let me leave, but he pleaded with me to stay, and

left alone, so I chose to risk it and stay. Every day I woke up fearing my father would find out I had

house and steal some information that I knew might keep me safe. The flash drive is currently in my bag at the hotel. It has the list of people he planned his mutiny with and how they funded themselves. Every single