The Dark Side of Fate

14 The Wolf Lord

~Sylvester~

“My darling Sylvester, by the time you read this, I would have moved far away from the north. I know we planned to spend the rest of our lives together, and I looked forward to it. Three months ago, my brother finally found his fated; she isn’t his girlfriend. It left his girlfriend broken. I never want to feel that way. Your eighteenth birthday is coming soon; I am afraid she won’t be me. Where will that leave us? I have decided to follow my uncle to the south; please do not come looking for me there. I hope you find your fated, and I wish you all the best. Love Susan” 1

I lay in bed, reading the letter my girlfriend left me eleven years ago.

We were in love, and everyone saw her as

the next Luna of the north after I

succeeded my father.

I had promised her that I would risk

being weak and reject my fated if I ever found my fated, and it wasn’t her.

Susan had no faith in my promise and panicked. She ran away a few months before my eighteenth birthday. I have never heard from her ever since.

I was heartbroken at first, then I became angry, and then I became numb.

Never wanting to feel that way again, I locked my heart away. I never found my fated, the reason why she left, and I never fell in love again.

No woman ever caught my attention again. When my father was murdered,

and I had to take up the lordship, it

became worse because I now didn’t have

time for romance anymore.

It remained that way until recently, when Tamia came into my life. Something that was supposed to be a trophy soon started giving me sleepless nights.

I was patient, but I didn’t know how long it would last.

When the east decided to insult me by attacking my region, I had to put them in their place.

I had no intention of taking over their region, but I wanted to warn them, and I was glad they got my message.

When the trophies arrived, I thought it

would be as usual, and I would draft them

accordingly, but I was wrong.

Those green eyes burned into my soul; I had to compose myself when I looked

into her eyes.

She was tough, courageous, a true luna,

and she was mine.

She had given herself to save others, unsure of the fate ahead of her. Tamia got me, and her hold was tight and powerful.

After Susan, love stopped having meaning, and relationships lost their value.

I kept a harem of lovers for a while and sent them all away when I turned twenty- six. What I had now was just a collection

of trophies I had never touched.

I kept a harem so no one would have ideas or hope, but Tamia was different.

I knew I would be breaking all my rules with her, and I hoped, for my sake, she would not be my downfall.

When she referred to herself as used

goods, I was annoyed because she was

like wine; the older, the better. Priceless and perfect.

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Who would have thought I would find a woman to bring me to my knees? I wanted her for myself.

I needed to give her time to heal before I buried myself in her and claimed her as mine.

She needed time to mourn and accept her new reality before I made my move, but one thing I was sure to do was to make my intention towards her clear to

everyone.

So I ensured she ate with me and all the

rules that applied to my trophies did not apply to her.

free to do

spent time with her at night, and we

talked about life.

to know the extent of

to understand her

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didn’t disappoint me,

a

annoyed me, but I kept my cool for her sake. If Leonardo

a bit more relaxed with me. I was tempted to sleep on her bed, but I would wait

wouldn’t wear any of the sheer outfits given to her unless I was

spent two days away from the estate.

had a small business to attend to in the neighbouring

I wondered what

whether she

also knew she wouldn’t tell

figure out

Theodore, my Gamma,

shook

the border of a

I needed to

since my father was killed on his retirement

mother lived in the town whose borders

did not want to

the only parent

Alpha,” Theodore

very uncomfortable. I would only be comfortable if the culprit

always

safer.

it rest and decided to speak

didn’t know what caused the attack, but he told me the attackers seemed to be

far for someone to stage such

just attacked the east and taken their loved ones from them. Could it be that they wanted to retaliate? Could it be that they wanted to take their trophies

the case, they were stupid because if I had to send my men

be to raze their

to the

likely to threats.

change, Marcel, my

called my

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us investigate further so we can know what to do, besides

would we do if they refuse to

knew he was getting attached to the

we will torture it out of

you will willingly torture

and

Alpha. The man was a douchebag. He used to beat Mia, her wolf, ” he told me, and I

east.

did to his luna because he found his fated,” Theodore said,

husband’s secrets, though. You need to be careful with that one, Alpha,” Marcel

fascinates. me quite alright, but if she ends up protecting my enemies, she will become an enemy,” I said, and I

stupid.

some research and finally

the estate. I wasn’t

after what I had

I had to slow down

might not be willing to give. I want to be able to deal with the matter

Tamia and me. I knew her husband sent it, and I was curious to see what he had to say.

It was the tone of a grieving,

fact that her last

made me relax. If not, I might have sent her back.

humility and pain the letter

soul. It

of true

to me. He

said it clearly for me

giving his consent for me to care for

and love

did not need it,

bad he was too weak to keep

took her from him. I now realised why she gave herself up. She did

must have been heart-

her to choose the

It made me remember

why she left me.