The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 78

~Tamia~

I could not believe the wealth of information Dominic had locked in his heart.

I could see Sylvester's disbelief too.

Dominic's erratic behaviour made a lot of sense. It was an outlet for his trauma.

"Why did you go to war for him?" I asked because I could not hold my tongue.

"Because Devin laid claim on my brother's seat. I couldn't have it. I did not try to kill Devin because he killed our father. I was trying to protect you, Sylvester. Everything I have done is to protect you. I believed everything Larry told me about you being unable to lead and might fall victim to our enemies soon because you will be a point of target. I thought if you stepped down and I took over, they would focus on me. When I got set up, I realised I was wrong and that Larry was a bastard hence why I do not talk to him anymore," He said and then looked at me.

"I did not trust your intentions, Tamia. I hated that you had blinded my brother. When I heard you were affiliated with Devin, I began to suspect Devin had sent you to do a job in the north. That was why I did what I did. But you proved yourself, and now you carry a Volkov in you, and I have seen you stand by my brother through thick and thin. There is no way all this will be pretence. I have watched you. I thought you might sneak off to see Devin. I know you met him in Brighton, an informant told me, and I was ready to laugh at Sylvester when you did not return, but you proved everyone wrong. I do not know what transpired between you two that left him broken, but you came home. That was enough for me to know you had nothing to hide," He said and bowed.

"I am sorry we had a rough start, and I cannot promise you I will be pleasant because I know I can be annoying, but I will never work against you or my brother," He assured me, and I smiled at him. I was glad I told Sylvester the truth about Devin. If not, I would have been in trouble now.

"So now that my brother has rejected his fated for your sake, I hope you won't leave him if you ever find yours," he said with worry and concern in his eyes. I could genuinely see why Stephanie was protective of him. He loved to a fault, and he had a large heart.

"She already rejected her fated for me, Dominic. She did it before she even found out she was pregnant," Sylvester told him, and I felt heat rise to my cheek.

"What? Who was it?" He asked.

"Devin Corrigan," He said, and Dominic cursed.

"Fuck fuck fuck!!" He said, looking at me.

"Was that what happened in Brighton?" He asked me, and I nodded.

"Oh fuck! How did you do it, Tamia? You left that man a broken shell. My informant said he cried." Dominic said, and I felt sorry for Devin.

"You did not have to. All you had to do was leave with him, and yet you took the jet back to the north and came back to my brother," he said, and I was speechless.

"Thank you," He said with a breathy voice.

"Thank you for choosing Sylvester. It means a lot," he said, and Sylvester touched his hand.

"No one should know this," Sylvester told him, and Dominic nodded.

"My lips are sealed." He said, "at least that is something I am good at," he added, and we laughed.

As morbid as the joke was, we laughed.

"I guess I will see you at the games. We will all be staying in the house in Lucland," He said, and Sylvester nodded.

Dominic left us, and it felt like I was still holding my breath.

"I can't believe it. He knew Alissa," I said, and Sylvester was silent. He was stunned.

I could understand his shock. Stephanie never went into detail about the things she endured. She was light about it. I could understand. Witnessing the event had broken Dominic; she might not have wanted Sylvester to be broken too.

"There is no need to tell your mother you know what happened," I told him, and Sylvester wiped away a lone tear he had lost a battle to.

I hugged him to calm him down.

It wasn't easy to find out that most of the things he believed in were lies.

"We will get through everything together, my love. You have me," I said and hugged him tightly.

He wrapped his arms around me and breathed in my scent.

When he did that, I realised he had a different scent.

He smelled of Cedar and Cypress. It was calming, and I breathed him in. It was a sweet scent.

"Cedar, mmmm," I said, and he gently broke the hug.

"What is that?" He asked.

"Your scent since we woke up," I said, and his eyes widened.

"Yours is of Citrus peels," he said, and I was shocked that we had distinct scents instead of our normal, natural scent enhanced by our body wash and lotions.

"We will be late," I said, not wanting us to read meanings into our discovery.

We arrived outside, and the Limo was waiting. We got inside, and I could see Avery was a bit annoyed.

"We have been waiting for thirty minutes," She complained, and I smiled at her.

"You are lucky we didn't make you wait longer," I teased, and everyone laughed because it implied Sylvester and I was making love while they waited.

We left for Lucland in high spirits. I could not wait to see what would happen to Kyle and Max on the field. It would be awesome.

We got to the venue.

Since the games were yet to begin, everyone was lined outside the gate that led to the lands.

The red carpet was rolled out for us as we exited the Limo. Dominic and Glenda had already arrived, and I could swear I saw murder in the woman's eyes when she looked at me, but I ignored it. The council members were there too, and Vino smiled and waved at me. I waved back.

Dominic gave a welcome speech and cut the ribbon, and everyone cheered, and we entered the gate.

I was expecting a stadium or an arena. It had both and had other fields too.

People were to go to the area where they played their preferred sports. I wondered where we would play Croquet, but I knew it would be fun. There were mini carts that were made available for us to move about the place to watch sports.

I was sure Sylvester must have organised it because of Linda and me. I could see it in his eyes, so I did not bother asking so I didn't make Avery unhappy.