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 down her

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

tears and looked at her.

I

point hiding my feelings. I

to cover. It was best I bare

all to see.

telling me he wasn’t ready, but he got her pregnant in months. I could not

surrendered or given

I had to do what was best for

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,

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

since I entered. Her pack was the first to go down. She lost the baby due to stress and malnutrition, and then Kyle pointed her

his bitch to

he noticed they were strong, he surrendered and gave me to them.

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the Lunas anymore, they would be mad,” she

I believe life in captivity is freedom compared to where I

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

to sit next to her so she could rest her head on my shoulder. She

some long stops, and I wondered what they stopped to do, but because we were not let down, we could not see

asleep; gradually, sleep

me too.

I woke up. I found

I must

us to get down,” Avery said, and I looked around, a bit disoriented. Then I remembered what had happened.

first to

at a hangar, and a jet was waiting for

in, Lunas, do not keep us waiting,” a

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

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

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

to me and smiled, then landed a painful

on, so I knew

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

to fight by my

made a mental note. 4

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

to eat in chains. The distance between

I had to

wondering what Leo was doing right now. If he was okay and glad to

over.

goodbye long ago, but

now.

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

to goddess

I received. According to

my face.

we were led in by the bastard who slapped

out soon. I hoped they take us

that was well cared for. I knew the Dark Alpha came

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 walked up

the bastard that slapped me stepped