The Dark Side of Fate

109 Back To The Estate

~Sylvester~

Some reporters attacked Clay and Alexei with questions, and I became impatient.

They asked how they felt about standing trial in the King's hall.

The fact that we have yet to make that announcement public bothered me. Joan must have leaked it to the press because the next question gave their intentions away.

They asked Clay and Alexei when the hearing would occur.

We were yet to set a date, and for Yuri to prepare for the event, a date needed to be fixed.

"No date has been set yet, but we are hoping there will be no hearing because we each fought and won our challenges fair and square,’ Alexei said, playing along.

There was a particular reporter I noticed that seemed disappointed about his response.

She did not behave like the others that jumped onto other questions. She withdrew as if that was all she was after.

"Arrest the reporter in the black leather jacket. Have Bryce Golubev question her at the mansion," I told the kappa driving. He did not even know it was me until I spoke to him.

"Your majesty," He said, his hands shaking.

"Behave," I ordered him, and he nodded.

Leo's kappas that were with us joined one of my Kappa drivers and went to arrest her. The way she willingly followed them meant they had somehow deceived her. I wanted them to lead her to the van transporting the actual Kappas.

"What did you tell her?" I linked my Kappa that was with them. I was too curious to find out.

"We did not want to cause a scene, so we said head council Albert asked to see her privately," He replied, which made me laugh.

I wondered what the woman thought private meant. She was in for a shock.

We waited until Leo had entered the car that would transport him to the Volkov Estate before we left. Since he was the most important person, Putting him in the car was logical, while the security details used the van. Alexei and Clay had to take an airport taxi that would bring them to the Volkov estate. They had made a show of trying to plead their case before their hearing, so it made sense they would try to see me when they arrived in the north.

The drive to the estate was long, and I could not wait to get out of the uniform and spring into action. There was so much to do. Questioning Larry was high on my list.

I noticed Tamia wasn't eager, and I touched her hand. I brought it to my lips and kissed it.

"What is the matter, green-eyes?" I asked her, and she turned to look at me with tears. I was surprised that she was hurting. Had all this finally gotten to her? I knew she was tougher than that, so it had to be something else.

"Liam and Harper won't be home," she said, breaking down completely.

expecting this

was hard. While in the east, it was bearable because it felt like we were on a trip we couldn't bring them

She rested her head on my shoulder, and I looked ahead, hoping we

estate, and my mother and Uncle Lucas were at the entrance

us immediately and laughed at our disguise,

said, laughing, and I greeted him. My mother came to

you," She and Tamia hugged her

and Tamia nodded, appreciating my mother's effort to make

looking at Erik, and we

mansion quickly. He had never been there, so I wondered where he was going. We waited a bit, and

my room?" He asked with a

a man. Meet Erik Stepanov," I said, and my

Right now, I need

while Leo, Marcel, Theodore, David, Devin,

of us wanted to go to our rooms yet. We had

about me?" Erik

room is being prepared for you. Meanwhile, A kappa is bringing some shorts and t-shirts; feel free to change," I said, and Dominic and David snickered. Erik raised an

I find my size," he corrected me, and I

ready in no time," I said,

find something for Erik because we knew none would fit. Luckily for him, an Omega came

to return once he had changed his dress. The last part didn't sound right because everyone laughed, but I

My mother said, and I nodded. Then I asked them to pay attention

right all along,"

what?" My

that Larry couldn't have planned the uprising all

are we going to

the uprising together and almost succeeded twice. They had to be meeting in private. I need to know the places Larry

he would have abandoned those places?" she asked. And

doubt that," David said, and she

dismissed everything Larry tried to tell us on the day of his sentencing. We believed he was in the shadows until now. Yuri won't expect us to ask Larry questions now, and the hearing in the King hall, which has nothing to do with him, would further boost his confidence. Even after the spies and traitors have been arrested, he wouldn't think we would ask Larry for specific locations he is comfortable with," David said, and he had

Clayman would know where he is. She is too close to us for him to be that careless.

age, he had a beautiful face, and his small frame did not hurt his looks at all. The beard messed him up a lot. He looked good as a man

apologetically, knowing he had poorly behaved

walked up to Uncle Lucas and my mother and extended a handshake with a boyish smile. He took my mother's hand and kissed

taken," Lucas said, sounding a bit annoyed. My mother was blushing at his charm. If only Jake had been around, Erik would have gotten some

sighed and turned his attention

and you will be right to ask Larry about Yuri's known locations if Larry is still alive. They often met privately, and Larry used his office to secure some properties for Yuri. You can

know where he is’ Dominic said to him,

separated when it was possible to be apart. I do not know much except what my spies in his group tell me, likewise him too,"