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 as she liked.

time with her at night,

talked about life.

the extent of

tried to understand her

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disappoint me, either.

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

If Leonardo Albert continues

I was tempted to

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

days away from

had a small business to attend to in the neighbouring

wondered what

whether she would miss

on her temperament, I also

figure out

I asked Theodore, my Gamma,

he shook his

attacked the border

I needed

had been on high alert since my father was killed on his retirement

in the town whose borders were attacked, so I

did not

was the only parent

Alpha,” Theodore said and sighed.

only be comfortable if

It always made

safer.

rest and decided to speak to the town’s

what caused the attack, but he told me

east was too far for someone to stage such an attack and not

also knew I had just attacked the east and taken their loved ones from them. Could it be that they wanted to retaliate? Could

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

it would be to raze

to the ground. I

take likely to

my mood change,

my attention.

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because of one Alpha’s 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 the need arises,” He pointed out

we do if they refuse to give

he was getting attached to the Luna

will torture it out of them,” he

will willingly

him, and

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

east.

to tell you what that bastard, Kyle, did to his luna because he found his fated,” Theodore said, and whatever it might have been must have been terrible.

though. You need to be careful with that one, Alpha,” Marcel warned me, and

of a woman. She fascinates. me quite alright, but if she ends up protecting my enemies, she will become an enemy,”

stupid.

some research and

estate. I

I had

to

from her. Especially information she might not be willing to give. I want to be able to deal with the matter unclouded.

addressed to Tamia and me. I knew her husband sent it, and I was curious

it and read both letters. It was the tone of

that her last months with him

made me relax. If not, I might

humility and pain

soul. It was a

of true love.

her to me.

clearly for me to see, but he

his consent for me to

and love

need it, but I

important to him; too bad

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

situation must have been

for her to choose the

made me remember

why she left