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 down her face.

our husband didn’t give us 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

my tears and looked at her.

got her pregnant, Ave,” I said and began to weep.

was no point hiding my feelings.

best I bare it

all to see.

he wasn’t ready, but he got her pregnant in

or

was best for all

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 and looked at Linda, who

I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of

to go down. She lost the baby due to stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her as his luna and gave her away as a

his bitch to

he

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they would be mad,” she

freedom compared to where I am coming from,”

lap gently. She snapped out of it and looked at me. Then she began to

she could rest her head

wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see

asleep; gradually, sleep

me too.

tapping me, and I woke up. I found myself

awake. I must have slept

I looked around, a bit

was the first to get

were at a hangar, and

keep us waiting,” a man said.

the north was far, so I was grateful they would spare us the trouble of driving all the way there.

get this privilege; move it,” a man said, pushing Linda to move.

it easy. Can’t you see she isn’t well?” I told the man coming

up to me and smiled, then landed a painful slap on my cheek. It stung

on, so I knew his hands

it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no way he was going to get away with that. No one

it. I might have decided not to fight

and made a mental note.

a peace. offering. Were they

in chains. The distance between my right hand and left wasn’t much, so

my mouth, I had

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

over.

ago, but I am

now.

landed, and we were ushered out of the aircraft, loaded into a black van

goddess knows

slap I received. According to her, it was

my face.

castle-like estate, and we

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

well cared for. I knew the Dark Alpha came from old money but seeing this castle, I needed help to

He was brawny and wore a black shirt that hugged his muscles tightly. He had long hair, which

asked, and the bastard that