Fate's Dark Side Chapter 110

"I looked at Larry, who was equally shocked, but I could not believe his reaction. They could have planned it. He could have as well been the mastermind and planned it with my brother to be the fall guy. I

I looked at him and let my eyes linger on his.

"I have no hand in this, Lord Volkov," he said, and I smiled.

"That is not for you to decide." I said, and he widened his eyes.

Kappa William and his men moved to arrest Larry.

" You are guilty until proven innocent. Whatever Dominic does reflects on you." I said, and most of the council members disagreed with me, but I did not care; I was lord after all, it was time to let them know who was truly in charge.

"With that out of the way, I want to use this opportunity to state that the east is a sovereign region, and we will not tax their alpha. I might be the Wolf lord, but the alpha of the east rules the east, likewise that of the south. As long as they do not declare war, I will not move to attack them. I do not have lives to waste or homes and families to ruin. War might give my seat and this council money and power, expand our lands and strengthen our reach and hold, but it also ruins lives, destroys homes and brings pain and sorrow to people. My father did much of that in his time, creating enemies for the north and my family's name. His actions led to his death and birthed grudges from all over. I am not here to continue in his footsteps. My time is for healing, peace and prosperity. None of you should try to force my hand against anyone, secretly or openly, or I will see that action as treason," I said, and they were silent.

I had said my peace and decided to end the discussion.

Vino ended the discussion, and we left.

Tamia sat in the passenger's seat of the Jeep, a bit silent. It was clear that she was baffled about something. I decided to wait until we got home so we could discuss it.

I also wanted to reward her for her bravery and for coming to my aid.

She was the best.

Every day that passes, I fight with myself and Knight not to go against tradition and claim her. We had two more months to go, but it felt like forever. I wanted to be one with her now.

I touched her lap, and she smiled at me.

"I am glad that went well, " she said, and I nodded.

"Thanks to you, darling; you deserve a reward for it," I said and ran my palm up her thigh. She opened her legs to grant me access, and I could smell her arousal. Knight growled in my head, and I swayed.

"Focus," she teased, and I looked at the car in front of us, contemplating if I should park and take her. I decided against it last minute and overtook Theodore and Marcel's Jeep. I needed to get home in a hurry.

I parked at the estate's entrance and made Tamia alight the Jeep so we could rush in.

I did not speak to anyone, and it made her giggle.

I entered our bedroom and crashed my lips against hers.

I was about to get into it when someone began to bang on my door.

"Sylvester, how could you!" I heard my mother's voice, and I knew why.

I grumbled, let Tamia down and zipped up my fly.

She giggled, and I was slightly annoyed that my mother would bang on my door the way she did.

I opened the door, and she walked into my bedroom and slapped me.

There was silence in the room.

I could tolerate her doing that, but I had warned her against hitting me. She tried to send another one, and I held her hand and roared at her. Tamia held me from behind to calm down. Tears were streaming down my mother's face.

" Why did you arrest your brother? I did as Tamia instructed and stopped him from attending the hearing; why lock him up?" she said, and I turned to look at Tamia.

I was surprised that she arranged it without telling me. She knew, and her eyes pleaded with me.

"Did you instruct my mother to keep Dominic?" I asked Tamia, and she nodded.

"I did. I did it for you. You were worried about him and Larry working against you. He was the only one that could challenge you, so I asked her to stop him from attending.." She said, and I knew she meant well. However wrong her actions were, I knew she meant well; it showed in her eyes.

Even though I was mad about the implications of her actions, I could not scold her in the presence of anyone. I turned back to my mother.

"You threatened to deal with my son, Tamia, so I held him back. Why then this? The soldiers dragged him out of his room in silver chains like a criminal," she said in tears, and I did not know what to say. I looked at Tamia, and she could not speak, which meant that conversation had taken place.

" Dominic forged my signature and seal and sent Bryce to threaten Alpha Leonardo," I said, but my mother shook her head. She refused to listen to me. She was too hurt to understand what I had just said. Instead, she wept.