Fate's Dark Side Chapter 176

"I am sure no woman would go through half of what your mother did and not snap. Your father treated her like shit. He tried to replace her with his fated, then forced her to be his fated's midwife. He cheated on her, killed most of her family members and crippled them by forbidding her from representing them on the council, almost wiping them from existence just because he wanted to divorce and replace her. He didn't stop there; he had an affair with her best friend and tried to take her family seat from her by depriving her child and giving it to his bastard—the son of the woman that caused your mother so much pain. There is just so much a woman can take, and these are just a few things she had been brave enough to share. When I look at Stephanie, she looks like a battered woman that has learned to cope by living in denial. I am sure she must have snapped and tried to push back somewhere along the line, Sylvester," I said, and tears formed in his eyes. He fought them, but they came.

"I never thought of it this way, Tamia," he said, and I snuggled into his arms to help him relax.

Listing out what his mother had been through, the reality hit home for him. It would hurt anyone.

"She never really told us any of these things, Tamia. She only spoke praises of him and told us how he loved her," He said, and I could understand Stephanie's reason.

She needed them to be proud of their father.

She did not want to ruin his image for them. She did not want to spoil their memory of him.

"Your father might have been a wonderful man to you and your brother, and she did not want to spoil your memory of him," I said, and he sighed.

"I guess so. He was really fun and spent so much time with us. I knew of the Harem, but since it was tradition, my mother did not seem to be bothered about it. I let it be. I would have confronted and challenged my father if I had known she was going through half of the things you had listed. If I didn't, I am sure Dominic would have. He loves her that much. If Dominic knows half of this, he will be mad," Sylvester said, and I sighed.

"I think he might know Sylvester. He was alive during the time of Alissa. He must have noticed the changes. Even if he did not know of her, he must have noticed that your father was different towards your mother," I said, and he giggled.

"I doubt he knew. My mother kept it hidden. I am sure he did not even know of Alissa. My brother worshipped our father. He sees him as perfect, hence why he went to war to avenge his death. He loved our father and spent more time with him than I did," He said, and I sighed.

"I guess your mother did a good job of protecting your innocence, which brings me back to the point that she must have snapped somewhere down the line," I said and turned to him.

"We will get to the bottom of it, but we must keep my mother's investigation a secret. I do not want her to get in trouble," He said gently, and I nodded.

"Neither do I. She has been through enough, and if she did anything to Jenny, Jenny deserved it. That is my opinion because the woman was a wicked and shitty friend. She could refuse the wolf Lord, but she did it for her gains or whatever reason.

"We will go through the document tomorrow and decide what to do from there," He said and kissed me.

We snuggled in bed, and soon sleep came.