The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 302

"Did you know Maurice wanted to return your wife to you after your sister requested that he send her back?" I asked, and he shook his head.

"Well, your sister was his favourite, and some might say he loved her. She asked him to send your wife back, and your wife got angry and snapped out of jealousy. Your wife murdered your sister in cold blood. And Maurice was angry. He locked her up in a dungeon and had her executed for her crime," I said, and tears streamed down his face.

I was heading somewhere, but I wanted to establish certain things with him before voicing my reason.

I gave him a minute, and I could see anger in his eyes, but I knew it was toward his wife, not Maurice.

"I respect you, alpha Jake, and that is why we are here. There is no way the uprising would be able to know to attack your pack and succeed if they did not have help from within. I know they said they got orders from the council, but why your pack? Of all the packs that were in the east, why your pack?" I asked, and he could not answer.

"I bet your children were the ones that advised you not to confront Sylvester about the attack, and I bet Iris was the one that told you and made sure of it," I told him, and he nodded, looking at me confused.

"Would she have any reason to do so?" I asked him, and he looked confused.

"Since I returned from Brighton pack, I have tried to piece the puzzle together," I said.

"The rage, the hostility and the poisoning," I said, and he exclaimed.

"What do you mean by poisoning?" he asked.

"I was poisoned. If I had not returned home the day I did, I might have lost my life or miscarried," I said, and he became nervous.

"I remembered that you were looking for an Alpha suitor for Iris," I said, and he nodded.

"Did you, by any chance, offer her to Sylvester in the past?" I asked him, and he shook his head.

"Lady Volkov threw a ball and invited all the daughters of the alphas for Sylvester to choose from, but he didn't choose any. Iris was among the girls. He danced with her, but there were no sparks. She did not take it well, but she was over it," he said, and I realised I had hit the nail on the head.

Ever since Stephanie told me about Jake's wife and her behaviour, I had thought about the poisoning.

"I will like you to bring Iris for questioning. Alpha Jake. I want her to tell me why she served me poison and who put her up to it. Something must have made her willing to hurt me and hurt Sylvester by helping the Brighton attack succeed and stopping you from confronting Sylvester. It would have festered if we had not come to Brighton, and you might have joined the uprising against my mate. Am I right?" I asked, and he was silent.

"I want you to be honest with me. You are a guest and not a prisoner. I consider you a friend, alpha. Be assured I am not trying to rope you into something," I assured him, and he reluctantly nodded.

"Can you be loyal enough to bring Iris? I have put off her arrest and stopped my mate from pursuing it because I do not want to dishonour you. Do you think you can repay my kindness with loyalty, alpha?" I said, and he took a deep breath and sighed. His eyes were misty, knowing the implications of his daughter's actions.

"She does not live in Brighton. She couldn't have worked with the attackers. She just returned permanently recently," He told me, trying to prove that she had no reason to help the attackers succeed.

"It still does not change the fact that she was around when I came, and she served me poisoned food," I said and looked at him.

"Will you bring her?" I asked him.

"Promise me she will have a fair trial," he said, close to tears, and I nodded.

"I swear on my wolf, she will be set free if she is innocent," I said, and he nodded.

I had told him of his wife so he would know his daughter was just like her. Jealous, angry, greedy and vindictive.

If I am right, they wanted to kill me to force Sylvester to go to war against the west, giving them leverage to usurp his power. There was no way Iris wasn't one of them.