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.

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

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 you should have fought beside him and stayed.” She said,

tears and looked

her pregnant, Ave,” I said

point hiding my feelings.

It was best I bare it

all to see.

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

have surrendered or

had proven it already. I had to do what was best for

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

is wrong with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of the silver

was the first 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 peace

bitch

fight. When he noticed they were strong, he

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the Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she said and

like you, I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where I am coming from,” Avery said.

gently. She snapped out of it and looked at me. Then she began to cry. Kyle had broken the

she could rest

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

asleep; gradually, sleep

for me too.

me, and I woke up. I found myself resting on Avery’s shoulder;

awake. I must have slept all through.

get down,” Avery said, and I looked around, a bit disoriented. Then I

the first to get out, followed by Linda and me.

we were at a hangar,

Lunas, do not keep us

grateful they would spare us the trouble of driving all

move it,” a man

Can’t you see she isn’t well?” I told

walked up to me and smiled, then landed a painful slap on

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

pack, bitch, and you aren’t my Luna. You are a trophy, a glorified slave. If you talk back at me again, I will make it worse,” he said calmly, and I made sure his face registered because there was no way he

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

a mental

Alphas 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 attack being the first packs

eat in chains. The distance between my

food in my mouth, I had to

stared out the window, wondering what Leo was doing right now. If he was okay and glad to be rid of me.

over.

said goodbye long ago, but I

now.

of the aircraft, loaded into

to goddess knows where.

so chatty after the slap I received. According to

on my face. 1

at an ancient castle-like estate, and we were

followed quietly. With Linda’s walking, I knew she would pass out soon. I hoped they take us to our cells so she

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,

black shirt that hugged his muscles tightly. He had long hair, which he packed in a ponytail. His beard was bushy, but it didn’t hide his pink lips. The

these the trophies?” He asked, and the bastard that slapped me stepped