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.

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

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

away my tears and

Ave,” I said

point hiding my feelings. I had

shame to cover. It was best I

all to see.

me for five years, telling me he wasn’t ready, but he got her

have surrendered or given me

had to do what was

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

with her?” I asked Avery, unable to link each other because of the silver chains in our

pack 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 offering. Max did the

me. He took his bitch to the

strong, he

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they would be mad,”

freedom compared

and touched Linda’s lap gently. She snapped out of it and looked at me. Then

her so she could rest her head on my shoulder. She did so and

but Avery complained all through. We made some long stops, and I wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see or know what

fell asleep; gradually, sleep

for me too.

and I woke up. I found myself resting on

awake. I must have slept all

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

the first to get out, followed

see we were at a hangar, and

keep us waiting,”

would spare us the trouble of driving all the

this privilege; move it,” a man said, pushing

isn’t well?” I told the man

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

on, so I knew his hands would print on my cheek.

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 was going to get away with

with it. I might have decided not to fight by

silent and made a

jet. We were all given seats. I wondered what happened to the other 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

served food and had to manage to eat in chains. The distance between my right hand and

my mouth, I had to lift the

the window, wondering what Leo was doing right now. If he was okay and glad to be rid of me. I guess I would never find out because that aspect of

over.

goodbye long ago, but

now.

ushered out of the aircraft,

goddess

the slap I received. According to her,

on my

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

I knew she would pass out soon. I hoped

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

asked to wait, standing. A few minutes later, a tall, dark- 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 was bushy, but it didn’t hide his pink lips. The man was handsome, and he

and the bastard that