The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 86

~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,"

I 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.