Fate's Dark Side Chapter 187

"You need to watch your tone, Lacy," Stephanie scolded her.

"Who do you think these women are? Mistresses?" She asked, and Lacy realised she had committed an offence.

"That is Linda, Alpha Theodore Orlov's mate and fiance; that is Avery, mate and fiance of Alpha Marcel Sidorov and this is Tamia, fiance and mate to the lord of the north and soon-to-be Lady of the north," She said, and the event planner was speechless.

The colour drained from her face, and she went on her knees and bore her neck to me to apologise for her rude behaviour.

I told her it was okay and to get back to work.

"She thought you were women from the harem," Stephanie said while Lacy walked away, utterly scared.

"Most of the women your mates have been with usually oversee the events, but it had been three years since they had kept such company. She was silly to think that might be the case. I apologise on her behalf," Stephanie said, and I nodded, telling her it was okay.

"I learned you are playing croquet," Stephanie asked me and looked at my tummy.

I placed my hand on my flat tummy and smiled.

"I spoke with the doctor, and he said it will be good exercise," I argued, smiling at her, and she shook her head.

"Not on my watch, Tamia. That is my grandbaby growing in you. I want both of you to be okay. I think you should take up the cheering bit. The one that involves you sitting next to me and cheering our team. You too, Linda," She said, and I knew it would make Avery uncomfortable. I tried to smile it off.

"You should do the same, Avery. You might not be pregnant, but we don't want any mistakes," Stephanie said, and Avery smiled at her.

"I hope I am, Luna. I want to have babies too," She confessed, and we all laughed at how she said it.

"You will; just don't overthink it and try to rest a bit more," Stephanie said, advising Avery, and Avery nodded.

"Well, I want to play croquet," Linda said, and I knew she wouldn't back down.

"Theodore forbids I do anything physically demanding. It is getting to me. I want to move about the place," She said, and I could see her tiny bump when she placed her hand on her tummy.

"The Orlov family are few, Linda; that is why Theodore is overprotective. He is the only child of his father, Gavin. He wouldn't want anything to happen to his child and you. Please listen to him," She pleaded, and Linda smiled.

"Well, he said I could play croquet since the doctor approved," She said, and Stephanie looked at me. My eyes pleaded with her to allow me to join in the fun.

"Very well, I will cheer your team from the seat," She said, and I smiled. We sat on one of the tables, and they served us juice and Ice cream. I had Ice cream.

We laughed and joked about many things, and the whole place was lively, only for Pamela to grace us with her presence.

Seeing anyone from the council gave me the creeps.

"Lady Stephanie," She greeted Stephanie and did not bother to greet us. Stephanie wanted to scold her, but I told her not to.

"Why don't you ever acknowledge us?" Linda asked her, and I honestly wished I had stopped her because I did not want to get into an altercation with the old bitch. She looked at Linda's tiny bump.

"That has never kept a man," She said, and Stephanie was angry.

"Watch your tongue, Pamela, this isn't the council, and she isn't a mistress," Stephanie said, and Pamela smiled.

"I get it, but they are just girlfriends until the wedding takes place and the claiming is done. The alphas can change their minds before then, and even the women can change their minds. It isn't set in stone. I would accord them respect when that happens. As things are, I am above them. I dare not bow to women simply because they are sleeping with the Alphas and lord," She said, making a disturbingly valid point, but she was wrong.