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.

was free to do as

her at

talked about life.

the extent

tried to understand

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She didn’t disappoint me,

was drawn to her like iron to a magnet, and he troubled me to

her sake. If Leonardo Albert continues to defy me, I will have to end him to take what

bit more relaxed with me. I was tempted to

tunic provoked me, and I decided she wouldn’t wear any of the sheer outfits given to her

spent two days away

Theodore and I had a small business to attend to in the neighbouring

wondered what

and whether she would miss

I also knew she wouldn’t

out who

Theodore,

shook

had attacked the border of

I needed to

high alert since my father was killed on

lived in the town whose borders were attacked, so I had

also did not

was the only parent

are still investigating, Alpha,”

was very uncomfortable. I would only be comfortable

location. It always made me

safer.

and decided to speak

know what caused the attack, but he told me the attackers seemed to be

stage such an attack and not try to

ones from them. Could it be that they wanted

because if I had to send my

again, it would be to raze their

to the ground. I do

take likely to threats.

mood change,

called my attention.

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know what to do, besides we have their

we do if they refuse

he was getting attached

we will torture it out of

you will willingly torture Avery?” I

him, and he smiled.

The man was a douchebag. He used to beat Mia,

east.

tell you what that bastard, Kyle, did to his luna because he

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

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

stupid.

research and finally headed

I wasn’t eager to see

after what I had discussed

to

to

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

letters. It was the tone of a grieving, broken

fact that her last months

If not, I might have sent her back.

and pain

soul. It was a

of true love.

to me. He

said it clearly for me to

consent for me to care for

and love

need it, but I appreciated it.

have been important to him; too bad he was

lost her long before I took her from him. I now realised why she gave herself up. She did not want to be his luna

situation must have been heart-

her to choose

It made me remember Susan

she left