The Dark Side of Fate

12 Letting Go

~Leo~

A week passed, and the reality of what had happened to me sank in.

I had sent Amanda home to her father, so I could mourn my wife. Max asked me to release her, but I couldn’t. Releasing her meant I had given up on her and I didn’t want to give up.

I didn’t know if she was well or what they were doing to her there.

“We need to release her, or the Dark

Alpha will see our mark on her as an act of defiance,” Black warned me, but I couldn’t.

I decided I would write a letter to the wolf lord. Pleading with him to give me back my wife and promising never to work or act against him.

I did not care if what I was doing was

foolish, but I had to do something. I could

not sit on my arse and mope. If he won’t give her back, the least he can do is let me hear her voice and know that she is okay and happy where she is.

“You will be causing more harm than good. What if he sees it as an act of defiance? Did it ever occur to you that

Tamia gave herself so we could live? The situation was terrible, Leo. We would

have died; they would have killed all three of us. She chose the best option that kept us alive. Tamia is a smart woman; that is why we fell in love with her. She will take care of herself there, but she isn’t coming back, Leo. Do not deceive yourself. Take the gift of life and peace that she gave us by sacrificing herself and make the most of it,” Black said, and I roared. 1

“If I find that Devin,” I said aloud, and Black growled.

“Now that bastard has a lot of explaining to do. He touches what is ours and then goes back on our deal with him with a flimsy excuse,” Black said, agreeing with

I walked to my table in the living room. It was the only furniture there. I was yet to fix the place.

I sat with a pen and paper and decided to write a letter to the Wolf Lord. I was taking what my wolf said into

consideration. The first letter was to

Tamia.

“My Emerald Queen,

I am still going through the motions. I would be lying to you if I said I am handling it well. You knew I would have willingly died, but you did the right thing when I did not have the courage to do it. I could not leave things where we left off. I am sorry for everything. I tried, but my

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best wasn’t good enough. I did not plan to have that baby with Amanda, it was

sudden, and I would have willingly tried with you. I would have made an effort. I wanted to have a daughter that looked like you and had your strength. I guess fate really had it in for us when it messed up our happily ever after, and took you to the north. I pray you find peace and Joy there. I know it is crazy, but I hope you get to do all that you want. If he ever lets you go, know that you will always have a home with me. I will release you to make your life easier with the Wolf lord. I do not know what or who you will be there, but I pray that the same fate that destroyed us smiles on you there. I love you, Tamia; I always have and always will. Mountain will never have a luna again. Until I die. That is a promise that I will never break. Yours, Leo/ Black” 6

I read the letter several times, and each time, tears fell because it felt like I was

letting go. I hated my life at those

I wished I could storm the

knew that

not let her sacrifice be in vain.

letter and put it in an

addressed

“Your eminence,

my fated. I do not write to make demands but to plead with you. She is the most precious possession in my life; now that she is with you, I am empty and alone. I love my wife dearly, and I plead with you to go easy on her. I know

return her, but I plead with you to care

together weren’t good because I found my fated. Tamia has

it is too much to ask, but please take care of her. She likes to have coffee in the morning. She always goes on runs. When serving her hot chocolate, there has to be marshmallows

she likes her privacy. She always acts brave, but deep down, she is sweet, innocent and loving. She speaks her mind most of the time and is a great critical thinker. Do not take her defiance as offensive. She is

mourned her loss; please do

and if you ever feel kindly towards

am begging not as an Alpha but as a husband that has lost his wife to his betters.

tears streamed down my face with the last words. I did not want to admit to myself that she wasn’t coming back.

envelope and linked Casper,

house.

minutes after I had

and he was

room, with nothing

table and chair.

he asked, concerned for my

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to spend some time with her father”, I replied.

Leo. You look like shit,” Casper said, and

feel like it, too,” I said, and he

us out. She will always be my Luna,” He told me, speaking his truth, and

Kyle’s fault; he shouldn’t be allowed to go free

upon us. The Dark

taunted. Why

in the

me, and I

doing it,” I replied.

didn’t, then someone did it

Dark

The attackers said the east was bringing an end to his reign in the west. They claim they were trying to liberate the west from his oppression. The men that were captured said it

Devin?” I asked.

south because they knew of their alliance with the east,” He said, and I growled. I wanted to find his faults so I could go after the

way to

to mail this to the north,” I said, handing him my

of the letter.

to my wife and

said.

it and left.

eager to go. I

Everyone was still grieving their loss; even Max was grieving Avery. Sometimes I believed he was psychotic.

wondered why he

walked up to him. He was about to