Fate's Dark Side Chapter 125

"I can't remember the time of day," He said, and I nodded.

"That is great, but as long as it happened five days ago, we do not need time. I want to know if anyone would testify to those things," I said, and he was silent.

"I do not want to hurt you, Bryce, but I want you to tell us what happened. If you tell us the truth, then Lord Volkov would tamper justice with mercy.

We know you went to the estate but had no dealings with Dominic. Which means Dominic Volkov had no interaction with you. What we want to know now is who put you up to it and why you agreed to do it," I asked him and his eyes welled up in tears.

"My wife is seven months pregnant. I got a note stating they would hurt her if I did not comply. I did not meet anyone. The order was sent to me via mail, and I was asked to state that Lord Dominic put me up to it. They took my Maria during that time, and I did all they asked to get her back," he said, and I smiled, knowing my guess was correct.

They wanted the plan to go belly up and Dominic to take the fall. I also believed this was to make Dominic the fall guy for what happened in Brighton.

Knowing Dominic and Sylvester do not see eye to eye, they thought Sylvester wouldn't bother to dig and help his brother, and that would have been the case if I had not insisted.

"So where is Maria now?" I asked him, and he told us where his mate was.

Sylvester placed a call to Marcel to have the woman taken to safety.

"You will be transported to a cell on the estate for your safety."

Sylvester said, and the man thanked him.

I asked Sylvester if he would release Larry, but he refused. Larry had misguided Dominic, Sylvester wanted him to suffer a bit, and I agreed.

We returned to the estate in high spirits and returned to our room.

The moment we entered, I went to lie on the couch because I was tired and did not want Sylvester to know.

"You have to stall the hearing. Do not let the council know what we know. Keep your brother in the cell. That way, whoever tried to set him up would believe he had succeeded. It will buy me the time I need to investigate in Brighton. Once I am back, we can have Bryce speak his truth," I said, and Sylvester came to sit on the chair where I was lying. I could see he wasn't comfortable with me going to Brighton but did not want to say no because he had already said yes.

"Who do you think is doing this?" Sylvester said, and I honestly did not know. I was more worried about what Stephanie was up to than who was trying to set Dominic up.

"You should just be cautious and don't give too much away. Once you do not raise the alarm that someone is out to get you, the person would still think they are winning, but I suspect this is bigger than it seems. You occupy the most powerful seat in our world; it is meant to be hot," I said, and he looked at me and smiled.

Then he stood up and carried me off the couch to the bed.

"We will be having dinner in the room. I will spend the night proving to you why you should return quickly," He said, peeling off my clothes. "Throughout your journey, you will be wet and eager to come home when you recollect what I will do to you tonight," He said and sucked my neck. My skin was extra sensitive, and I knew it was on. Kaira purred in my head, eager to receive Sylvester's love.