The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 319

The whole room went silent.

I looked at Sylvester to be sure he was not pissed off, and I felt Knight trying to come to the surface. The alliance was important, so I placed my hand on his thigh.

"It was a slip," Leo said to Sylvester apologetically.

"She no longer bears my mark. It was a slip. Please ignore," he pleaded, and I rubbed Sylvester's thighs gently so Knight would calm down.

Leo looked at Jake angrily.

"I helped your people, and they poisoned Tamia. For what?" He asked, sounding angry.

"Iris acted on her own, Leo. Let it go," I told him, and I heard him try to calm himself down.

"You mean your daughter poisoned Tamia when she visited?" Devin asked Jake. Devin didn't find the revelation funny, and the poor Alpha felt he was on the spot.

"Please let it go. Jake has helped us so much. As I said, Iris acted alone, and I think it was because she was mad at Sylvester for not choosing her at a ball," I said and nudged Sylvester to make light of the situation.

Avery and Linda chuckled, but that was all. No one laughed about it, and we all felt awkward.

"Okay, if we are all going to remain on this topic, I might as well get with my duty today," I said, trying to get up, and Sylvester stopped me.

"Let us talk about our operation," He said, looking at Marcel, who cleared his throat. His words had alleviated the awkward mood, and everyone was back on the topic.

"I have informed my beta and sent him the list for the people in the south. They will be arrested and placed in the dungeons tomorrow night," Devin said, and Sylvester nodded.

"Kyle and Max are on it, and boy, are they pissed. I sent Casper the list; he is working with them to round the people up. The only issue we have is that most of them are in the north at the games, so we have to move in on them here," Leo said.

I knew Max and Kyle would be his best bet. They were the only people he could trust to have his back. However sick they were, they were useful.

"Very well, we will work together and round them up," Sylvester said.

"I think we should lead this charge ourselves. All the western, northern, eastern, and some of the southern names are in Lucland. Theodore would make the council prison available. The operation will take place tomorrow night. We have to do it when they are sleeping to avoid fighting," Sylvester said, and everyone agreed.

"The council?" Marcel said, and Devin smirked.

"We are installing a king, Marcel; they wouldn't count. Once me, Leo, you, Theodore and Christain agree, there is nothing the council can do but accept it." Devin told Marcel.

"What about Vino Lawrence? This will weaken his power." Linda asked, and Leo shrugged.

"The Lawrences aren't originally from the north. They were bumped up to noble status by the last king. Vino's feelings and opinions do not count. In fact, he should be happy he isn't going into exile because his late aunt is on that list," Leo retorted, and Theodore shook his head.

"She is on the list, but Jenny occupied the Babanin's seat. Whatever she does would reflect on the Babanins and not the Lawrences." Theodore said, and Sylvester cleared their throat.

"Once I become king, I am scrapping that law. Only the culprit should be punished. We have already learned that no one has the capacity to control the actions of every member of their family. It is wrong to hold an entire family accountable for the blunder of a member," he said, and Devin smiled.

"Well, you have to, Volkov, or else Marcel and Theodore will be in deep shit because of Gezel and Carla. I just do not know what those women were thinking. Why would they want a seat on the council? They were royalty already. Just stupid." Devin said, and we all agreed with him. Some of us even laughed because he was right about Sylvester not having a choice but to toss the law. It was really stupid of Gezel and Carla to get involved in this mess.

Avery, Linda and I were the first to leave the dining room. I did not want to speak with Leo yet, so keeping busy will be the best option. I wanted to speak with Amanda before I talked to him.

While we walked down the hallway, Leo called out to me, and I froze in my tracks. I guess getting away from him would not be possible.