The Dark Side of Fate Novel Chapter 86 – A firm hand -Sylvester Leo and I spent a while in the booth, and soon it was time to join our families,
so we left the booth.
While Leo walked me to my family’s booth
so he could say hello to Tamia, Max and Kyle joined. It was clear they were
lurking around
and waiting.
Leo shook his head, indicating I disagreed.
“Your Emminence, I believe a fated is more
valuable than a chosen. We feel it would be
more…” Max said, and I looked at him.
“You are lucky I am in the spirit of forgiveness, Alpha Blanch. I haven’t
forgotten that you attacked my estate with your men.” I said, and he was
silent.
“Tribute does not work that way. There can be no swap. As you can see, the
women have
moved on. Avery is happy and will marry Marcel Sidorov during the blue
moon. Likewise, Linda is four months pregnant
and will marry Theodore Orlov on the same day.
They are now ladies of the north and
above you; they are not yours, so a swap cannot take place,” I said calmly as
we walked towards my booth.
“What if we talk to..” I heard Kyle say, and I
was irritated.
I stopped in my track and looked at him.
“You are lucky Theodore isn’t here. He would have bashed your face in. How
dare you ask your men to fuck your wife for entertainment while you watch?” I
asked, and Max gasped.
“You are lucky I am not your Alpha. I would have stripped you of your title and
seized your lands and money. Then I would have
had you locked up to serve time, but Leo
seems a bit too liberal for the good of the
east,” I said, and Maxwell looked at Kyle
with disgust.
“It isn’t what you think. I was..” Kyle said, trying to justify himself, but the
words won’t come because what he did was wrong.
“You hurt that woman and traumatised her.
It took a lot for Theo to help her come out of
it,” I told him, and he was silent. Max had a
judgemental look in his eyes.
“And you think you are smart,” I told Max.
“Asking your wife to shift so you can beat
the shit out of your wife, and no one would know. Who does that? With silver,
Max? Mia
has scars on her lovely white fur. I can’t believe you all did these things
because you had found your fated. It is absurd.
I want to believe that your mates had agendas other than having you to themselves,”
I said, and they were silent.
“Anyway, the answer is no. You are lucky I am in good spirits or I would have
taken disciplinary action against you to discourage
others that plan on walking in your footsteps,” I said.
I looked ahead and saw
my family’s booth.
“Well, I guess this is where we part,” I said, shook Leo and left them to go to
my booth.
It was best for Leo to say hello to Tamia some other time because I did not
want Marcel and Theo to deal with Max and Kyle outside the pitch.
I was happy that I had found myself an ally in Leo. All that remained now was
for the actual investigation to begin.
I got to the booth, and Tamia looked at me with expectant eyes. I smiled at
her and kissed her.
“I am alright, darling. I am not as troubled as I was this morning, and Leo and
I have made headway,” I said, and she raised her eyebrow at me, which
made me smile.
“You are right; he is a cool guy and highly misunderstood,” I said, and she
giggled.
“Lilly has delivered the items to Gezel, and
we have four men on her now,” Tamia
linked me, and I nodded and looked at
Marcel.
I knew I would have to tell him that his
family was involved in the mess.
I did not know how he would take it, but I hope to sweep Gezel’s involvement
under the carpet, so it does not hurt Marcel.
Whatever the case, I knew Gezel was not the mastermind.
I believe she was being used, and they wanted me to catch her so it would
implicate my beta. My gut feeling was telling me to protect
them first and investigate later.
“So we will wait to see what they would do with the items Lily got them,”
linked Tamia.
We returned home early, and I went straight
to my office. Tamia followed me, and I let her sit on my lap while I went
through my email on my computer.
I was still trying to trace my half-brother, and I was still trying to find Jenny’s
child.
“When are they bringing the list with the names of the alpha that raised the
petition?” Tamia asked me, sounding eager.
“They will bring it tonight. I trusted Kappa William with the task. He is my most
loyal
officer.” I told her, and she smiled at me.
“And Wilson too,” she said, and I did not know how to respond because
Wilson was the one that slapped her when they were coming to the north. I
disciplined the Kappa for it, but I wondered if Tamia had forgiven
the guy.
“It’s okay, darling. The jaw-shifting blow Theodore gave him the day we
arrived was satisfactory,” she said, giggling, and I was
relieved.
“Him too. I trust him too.” I confessed, and she kissed my forehead, saying it
was cute.
Marcel entered my office, followed by Theo; I knew they were eager to know
what Leo and I had discussed.
Avery and Linda entered, and I knew they were looking for Tamia. Still, Tamia
remained on my lap, and I wanted her there because I was hard as hell and
trying to calm down.
Her citrus scent was overwhelming, and we were hiding the fact that we were
fated from our friends for now.
“What is with Gezel?” Marcel asked me.
“First, I will tell you what Leo said,” I said, trying to save the serious thing for
the last.
Theo took orange juice from the small fridge in the office and gave it to Linda,
then asked her to sit on the couch.
Avery collected the juice from him and sat quickly, leaving Linda
dumbfounded.
“I get to be pampered, too,” she said, and everyone laughed.
Marcel took another Juice from the fridge and gave it to Linda, and Linda
received it smiling while she sat next to Avery.
“Leo said Kyle, and Maxwell put him up to it. They requested a tribute swap,”
I said, and Avery coughed, spilling the juice through her
nose.
“What?” Linda said, exclaiming.
“Yes, I want to believe they have either lost it or are on some medication that
isn’t good for their minds.
Kyle wanted to swap his mate for you, Linda. Leo later explained that Kyle
found out that her triplets aren’t biologically his, and he has difficulty getting
women pregnant. He regrets his actions towards you,” I said, and
Linda was nonplussed.
I could see her mixed feelings, and I knew it came to her as a shocker. After
all that Leo told me, I figured Kyle might have blamed her for not getting
pregnant too, which was why he visited that level of abuse on her. I wonder if
he would abuse himself now he knew the fault was with him all along.
at “Max wants to do the same. I expected it since he joined forces with Devin to
attack the estate. Those two men are desperate. We have to watch them,” I
said, and Theo laughed.
“You never know what you have until you throw it away. I am so looking
forward to Rugby now. How dare those two treat this as a transaction? He
wants to take my
pregnant mate and swap her for his fated as if they are objects. I will treat
him as an object soon,” Theo said with a tinge of anger.
“How stupid is Leo to deliver such a message? And let me guess, he wanted
to swap Ramsey’s daughter for Tamia too?” Marcel said, and I shook my head.
“No, he has made peace with his loss. One thing I realised is that Leo
genuinely loved Tamia. He took her for granted and did not know his action
would have consequences.
He was presumptuous about many things,
which cost him dearly. He wishes us the best and will work with us to expose
Ramsey. He does not like the Alpha and believes the man. is shady.” I said,
rubbing Tamia’s back gently, and she smiled at me.
I wondered how she would feel when I told
her I was willing to allow her friendship with
Leo to continue.
Tamia is not my prisoner and has the right
to have friends. I do not feel threatened by
Leo, and I trust her completely.
“Oh, before I forget. Devin Corrigan
returned to the south today but said he
would be back next week. He has been trying
to put himself on Tamia’s itinerary, and I
have blocked him,” Marcel said, and I was a bit pissed at the guy.
Doesn’t he
ever give up?
“Let him see her,” I said, and everyone was shocked. Tamia looked at me,
frowning.
“What are you saying?” She linked me, and I
smiled at her.
“I trust you, Tamia. I think you should hear
him out so he can leave us alone. We are
fated now, so I have nothing to worry about,
“I linked her back, and she smiled.
There was a wickedness to her grin that let
me know Devin won’t have it easy when he
saw her.
“Very well, now let’s talk about Gezel,” I
said, and Marcel was eager to listen. I told
him all we knew, and he had to sit down to
control his emotions.
“That bitch! Does she know the implications of her actions? If she is found
guilty of
treason, our family will be exiled, and she
will be killed. She wants to cost us our
reputation and good name,” he said, angry and worried.
“I plan on sweeping it under the carpet. I will catch the people she is working
with, so we can get closer to the culprit.
I am telling you this so you can take steps. that won’t cause you to be
implicated in this crime. You too, Theo,” I said, looking at my
Gamma.
“The person we are dealing with is very smart and knows the law well. So far,
we have concentrated on the council, but the trail we follow leads us away
from them. That does not mean we would not remove
Pamela and Joan, but we need to be careful.
This person is trying to take away my shield and protection so they can deal
with me directly. With both of you in exile, I will be
vulnerable. Vino is a coward, so I do not
expect him to be of much help. The other
council members have been linked to one
thing or the other. You need to be on the
lookout. Go back to your clans and families and ensure everything is in
check, so they don’t hurt us,” I said, and Theo sighed.
“I know you want to sweep this Gezel matter under the carpet, but it will be
difficult. It will be challenging unless we kill everyone who knows of her
involvement. We need to think of ways to manage the situation if it gets out,”
he said, stating the truth, but I wanted to be optimistic and try.
While we discussed the matter, Kappa
William was ushered into the office. It was
time for dinner, but we needed to attend to
the matter so we could retire to our
bedrooms after dinner.
Kappa William was holding a sheet of paper, and Tamia got up and went to
collect it from him. She was eager to glance at the list of the
people on it. She smiled evilly and looked at
“Is he the one that would handle it?” She
asked me, and I nodded. I did not know what
she would tell him, but I had to let her
handle it.
“They are seven on this list. Is there a hidden
location in the north that no one knows of?” she asked a peculiar and
unrelated question.
“We have warehouses and underground shelters that are isolated, Luna,”
Kappa
William said, and she nodded.
“Skip the underground shelters. Let us use the structures that are above
ground and could belong to anyone. Let us use the
warehouses.” She said and looked at Wilson.
“I need you to abduct their wives and a child,
each, if any. If they have no spouse, then the person closest to them.
I want these people blindfolded and kept in the warehouse. They should not be
harmed yet. Make sure it is
done covertly, and they don’t see you,” She
said, and I was shocked. Avery was grinning, and Linda was laughing.
“I want you to set up a fictitious account as citizens and bombard these alphas to
withdraw their petitions, or their loved ones won’t be returned to them.
Let them believe that the people are unhappy with their actions and will riot if they choose to
proceed. Also, make it seem like the citizens abducted their loved ones
to motivate them to comply. Can you do it?” Tamia asked him,
and he nodded.
“I want to oversee the operation,” Avery
offered.
“Me too. Croquet is very boring,” Linda said, and Tamia laughed.
“We will create fictitious untraceable emails
and use them to troll them. But we have to
keep up appearances at the games, so you two can’t be physically involved,”
Tamia said, and Avery thought about it.
“Well, it is fair enough,” She agreed, but
Linda was silent. Looking at Linda, it
seemed she wanted to be part of the process.
Kappa William saluted us and excused himself.
“Now we can focus on serious matters. Those clowns will cave. More will be
taken
from those who prove stubborn, and if they insist…,” Tamia said and paused
to think deeply.
I knew she was thinking something sinister.
“Well, let’s not go there because they won’t like what I would do to them,” she
completed her sentence, smiling.
“We honestly need to focus on catching the culprits. We can’t be ahead if we
are nice and play by the book.
These people need a firm hand, and that is what they will be getting henceforth,”
she said, and Marcel nodded with approval.
“Remind me to not get on your bad side,” Theo told her, and we all laughed.
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