The Dark Side of Fate

08 Arriving The North

-Tamia~

The men dragged me all the way. My heart broke to see wounded and dead wolves on the ground.

What did Kyle do to doom our entire region? I wondered and fought the tears welling in my eyes.

The Dark Alpha was ruthless, and I now understood why people feared him.

I was dragged to the border between

Mountain Pack and Valley hill pack. There I

saw a massacre.

Warriors were killed. Looking at the

casualties, I noticed only our wolves were killed. None of the northern wolves died.

It made me wonder who trained them and also made me dread the Dark Alpha.

Where was Devin? He was supposed to be in our region to help when something like this happened, but he was nowhere to be found.

I could not fathom the lives that were affected by this.

A white van was waiting, and the men dragging me opened the door and ordered me to get in.

I did what they said without question. My goal was to leave Leo; it wasn’t to get killed.

After all I saw on our way, I made a conscious decision not to aggravate or irritate the northern soldiers.

I sat down, surprised to see the other people

in the truck with me.

Someone hit the side of the truck twice, and

the engine started. 1

“So he threw you to them, too?” Avery asked

me, and I frowned at her, not understanding

what she meant. I looked at Linda, and she

didn’t look pregnant.

“I mean, Leo gave you to them as a peace offering to the Dark Alpha so they can leave him and Amanda alone and spare his pack,” Avery said, explaining her question, and I shook my head. She was surprised by my response.

“He didn’t. He shifted and fought to protect but they overpowered him. They were going to kill him, so I asked them to take me,

us,

‘I said, and she was shocked.

“Are you out of your mind?” she asked, and I frowned.

“How can you make that sacrifice? You are a good warrior; you two would have stood a chance together,” she said, and tears welled in my eyes, remembering the real reason I

surrendered.

I couldn’t take it anymore.” I told my friend, and tears. streamed

up as peace offerings. Whatever you were going through with Leo is better than being the Dark Alpha’s trophy and slave. Leo cared for you and still gave you your respect. You said it yourself. Four nights in a week, Tamia, I rarely get one. His love is true. It is unfortunate that fate fucked you two up, but

away my tears and looked

I said and began to weep.

hiding my feelings. I

It was best I bare it all for

all to see.

but he got her pregnant in months. I could not be the third wheel. They

or given me up.

what was best for all of us. His

duty. Now he and Black are free to be with Amanda and live the lives they want. I will take my chances with the Dark Alpha. Nothing can hurt me as much as what fate did to me.” I said, and Avery nodded

Avery, unable to link each other because of the silver chains

stress and malnutrition,

He took his bitch to the shelter

were strong, he surrendered and gave me to them. If

5/13

would be mad,” she said and

captivity is freedom compared to where I am coming from,”

touched Linda’s lap gently. She snapped out of it and looked at me. Then she began to cry. Kyle had broken the woman in irreparable ways.

next to her so she could rest her head

long stops, and I wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see or know what they were doing at the

fell asleep; gradually, sleep

me

someone tapping me, and I woke up.

was awake. I must

to get down,” Avery said, and I looked around, a

van door opened; Avery was the first to get out, followed by Linda and

we were at a hangar, and a jet

Lunas, do not keep us waiting,” a man said.

knew the north was far, so I was grateful they would spare us the

all the captives get this privilege; move it,”

she isn’t well?” I told the man coming to

a painful

silver on, so I knew his hands would print on my

talk back at me again, I will make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made

and gets away with it. I might have decided not to fight

silent and made a

that didn’t have a luna to offer or refused to provide their Lunas as a peace. offering. Were they dead? or did they manage to push back? Were we the ones that got the brunt of the

and had to manage to eat in chains. The distance between my

I had to

Leo was doing right now. If he was okay and glad to be rid

over.

said goodbye long ago, but I am doing

now.

out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van

goddess knows where.

chatty after the slap I received. According

on my face.

castle-like estate, and we were led in by the

With Linda’s walking, I knew she would pass out soon. I hoped they take us

cold, old and dark, but it had the taste of affluence. It was like a beautiful antique that was well cared for. I knew the Dark Alpha came from old money but seeing this castle, I

skinned, brown-haired, grey-eyed man walked in. He was brawny and wore a black shirt that hugged his muscles tightly. He had long hair, which he packed in a ponytail. His beard

the trophies?” He asked, and the bastard that