The Dark Side of Fate Novel Chapter 105 – ~Sylvester~
Tamia and I showered together and dressed up for breakfast. Marcel linked me three times, saying they were all waiting for us. Apparently, Tamia had ordered that we have breakfast together without telling me.
I was sure she had her reasons, and after our new resolve, I knew she meant well. We rushed towards the large dining room. It was almost nine-thirty.
We arrived, and I saw that Linda and Avery were already eating. It was cute seeing them stop when Tamia and I entered. Linda looked as if she had been
caught committing a crime. I wanted to laugh.
Alpha Jake stood up to greet me, and so did Marcel, Theo and Dominic. It was an official breakfast, and I could understand why Tamia would organise it. It was a show of respect to Alpha Jake Brighton, telling him he was welcomed in our home.
I am sorry we are late. I went on a hunt this morning and got carried away,” I explained, pulling out Tamia’s chair for her to sit on. I looked at my mother, who had dark circles, and she smiled at me.
“I know what happened. I need you to relax, okay?” I assured her through the mind link, and she nodded immediately.
I served Tamia’s meal before serving mine, and she smiled at me. Taking a sip of the juice, I looked at Alpha Jake.
“I am glad we can settle our differences. Thank you for the information you gave
us. We are putting it to good use,” I told him, and he smiled and thanked me.
“I will also want to use this opportunity to tell you that I appreciate your loyalty
and cooperation,” I said, and he nodded.
“You have my loyalty, your eminence. I also want to thank you for the new
hospital project in Brighton and the school renovation. It is a much-needed and
welcomed development,” he said, and I smiled at him.
Breakfast went smoothly, and when we were done, I asked Marcel, Theo and
Dominic to join me for a private meeting before Devin and Leo arrived at the
mansion.
I hoped, for all our sakes, Leo would keep it together and not do anything that
would alert Ramsey or Amanda. I wasn’t sure of the woman’s role in the whole
mess, but one certain thing was that she was indeed a channel.
We went to my office, and everyone made themselves comfortable.
“Leo and Devin are on their way here; they said you invited them,” Theodore
said, looking a bit worried, and I nodded.
“I did so last night. Tamia and I figured something out, and we need their
cooperation based on what Liam told us,” I said, and Marcel nodded.
“What did Christain’s son say?” Dominic asked, and I wondered how he was
already up to speed, knowing he had arrived at the mansion early in the
morning.
“I told him everything,” Marcel confessed, and I nodded.
“I personally think Larry is part of them. The man does not like you,” Dominic
told me, and I nodded.
“It is great that you know now, but that isn’t why I have called the meeting,” I
said and looked at Marcel and Theodore.
“The only reason why fighting these people has been difficult is because we are
trying to use the law to get them, but the truth is the law is working in their
favour. With everything they seem to have planned out for us, we won’t win.” I
said, and Theo bowed his head.
“We do not stand a chance playing fair. Our mates are expecting, and we have
four weddings on the Blue Moon night in three weeks. At the rate this is going,
the weddings will be rushed, or they might not hold. We might be exiled or
disgraced before then. We need peace. Without peace, we cannot think.” I said,
and Theo nodded.
“Theodore, your mate is showing now, mine has started to show, and Avery is
just starting her journey. This is too much. Yesterday it was cards. Only the
goddess knows what their next move would be. You all have heard first-hand
what they are planning on doing. None of us is safe,” I said, and Dominic looked
at me.
“So what do you propose? I know you are saying all this because you have a
plan,” he said, looking at me, and I nodded.
I looked at Marcel and Theodore, and I sighed.
“All my life, I have tried to be fair and kind. I disliked my father so much that I did
not want to be like him. So I gave the council liberty and allowed the people to
decide. I tried to honour and keep to the laws and made myself accessible for
all, and how did they pay me?” I said, feeling rage coming to the surface as I
thought of all I had been through. The subtle attacks, the killings, the schemings
and the lies.
“By running circles around me. Undermining my authority and trying to strip me
of my power,” I said and balled my fist.
“If they had done this to my father, I would have said he deserved it, that he was
too wicked, but what is my crime? What is our crime?” I asked, looking at them.
“They have food on their tables, jobs, freedom and peace. They can mix if they
choose. Our world has never been this happy, but some people still feel they
can do better than us. Instead of arguing with us in the council by conversing
about their goals, they chose to be treacherous about it. Sneaking about and
committing all forms of atrocities. We have heard what they call their leader.
They call him a king,” I said and chuckled.
“I do not need anyone to tell me where all this is going. They do not seek
democracy but autocracy. They worship a man, one wolf that wants to seize
power for themselves. Either because they feel they will do a better job or they
own it. This person is not planning for a rotation; they are planning to cripple the
government and take it when it is at its weakest, and when will be the weakest time?” I asked them.
“Just like in the past, it will be when there is a council and governors. Neither
having total power or control, both are required to work together but can
successfully work against each other. This king’s agenda will not bring peace
but war and a bad case of inequality.
Yet fools are running around and trying to
make the ‘king’s’ dream a reality. We all know he will not share his power or
glory with them. Whatever he promised them might not be theirs to take at the
end, yet they see me as the enemy,” I said and chuckled.
“My only crime is being nice. My only crime is being understanding and giving
people freedom. I am not lord of the north; I am a Volkov; the Sidorovs, Orlovs,
and Balyeavs are the lords; I am king!” I said, my blood boiling.
“My ancestors ruled this world from the beginning, and the Sidorovs, the Orlovs
and the Balyaevs were born from the Volkov lineage. I am king and refuse to be
treated as a commoner in my kingdom. I am not the lord of the north but the
king of wolves. Before all this nonsense, the rule was equal, and the people
thrived.
I bet you none of this nonsense would have happened if we had maintained that
order. The council was formed to represent the voice of the people to the king.
Now they want to scrap us in the most brutal manner and take over. We can’t let
that happen,” I said, and I saw a smile creep on Dominic’s face.
“I have waited for you to speak like this, brother,” he said with joy, and I nodded.
“So what do you propose?” Marcel asked me, determined to follow my lead.
“I say we arrest everyone on our list and throw them in the dungeon. Family
members or not, alpha or not, council member or not. We arrest them, and they
will all be pronounced guilty until they prove their innocence. Those who resist
will be executed, and their immediate families exiled. Just like in the old days,” I
said, and Theodore looked at me.
“Just like The Dark Alpha of the dark days,” he said, and I nodded.
“Stories have been told about my ancestors being ruthless and monstrous. Now
I can see why. With so much treachery lying in their wake, they needed to quiet
the noise and violence, and ruthlessness was the answer.” I said, and Marcel
looked at me.
“What made you break?” he asked me, and I looked at him.
“I will be a father soon. I will not hide away in exile with my mate. My children
deserve freedom, and my mate and I deserve peace. We all deserve peace,
and this is the only way to get it. If we keep chasing these people with clues, we
won’t catch them all. Just like Liam, most people would talk when they are
caught. They would sing louder than the Nightingale.” I said, and they laughed
at my comparison.
“Very well, I will do it. You have my support,” Marcel said, and I looked at Theo.
“Me too,” he said, and I thanked them. I did not need to ask Dominic whose side
he was on. He was pumped up and ready.
“Ready our Military forces; we will do the sweep in full force,” I said, and Marcel nodded.
“What about Devin and Leo?” he asked me, and I smirked.
“They will agree to do the same. The raid and arrest would be carried out
simultaneously in all the regions. Devin has no traitors in his region.
If we are unsuccessful, we might have to retire to the south to recover and come back again,” I told them, preparing their minds in case the raid does not go as planned.
They all agreed with me, and we discussed the strategy while we waited for Devin and Leo to arrive.
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