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.

to do

spent time with her at night,

talked about life.

to know the extent

I tried to understand

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didn’t disappoint me, either.

wolf, Knight, was drawn to her like iron to a magnet, and

her sake. If Leonardo Albert continues to defy me, I will have

passed, and she was a bit more relaxed with me. I was tempted to sleep on

tunic provoked me, and I decided she wouldn’t wear any of the

two days away from

a small business to

what Tamia would

and whether she would

I also

figure out who

asked Theodore, my

shook his head.

had attacked the border

north, and I needed

since my father was killed on

whose borders were attacked, so

also did

only

investigating, Alpha,” Theodore said and

uncomfortable. I would only be

and location. It always made me

safer.

and decided to

he told

far for someone to stage such an attack and not try to succeed.

ones from them. Could it be that they wanted to retaliate? Could it be that they wanted to take their trophies

were stupid because if I had to send my men

be to raze their

the ground. I

take likely to threats.

change, Marcel, my

my attention.

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mistake. I doubt they will do this. Let us investigate further so we can know what to do, besides we have their wives, sisters and daughters; we can get information out of them if

what would we do if they refuse

attached to the Luna he

we will torture it out of them,”

will willingly torture

and

up her husband’s secrets in a heartbeat, Alpha. The man was a douchebag. He used to beat Mia, her wolf,

east.

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

doubt Tamia would give up her husband’s secrets, though. You need to be careful

or neglect my duty because of a woman. She fascinates. me quite alright, but if she ends up protecting my enemies, she will become an enemy,” I said, and I meant it. She might have

stupid.

did some research and

estate. I

after what I had

to slow down just in

Especially information she might not be willing to give.

Marcel, my beta, brought a letter addressed to Tamia and me. I knew her husband sent it, and I was curious

and read both letters. It was the tone

that her last

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

humility and pain

touched, my soul. It

of true

to

for me

his consent for me to care for

and love

not need it, but I appreciated

important to him; too bad

had lost her long before I took her from him. I now realised why

must have

to choose the unknown

made me

she left me.