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

time with her at night, and

talked about life.

to know the

I tried to understand her

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disappoint

like iron to a magnet, and he troubled

me, but I kept my cool for her sake. If Leonardo Albert continues to defy me, I will have to end him to take what

was a bit more relaxed with me. I was tempted

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

away from

small business to

what

she would miss

temperament, I also knew she wouldn’t tell me.

out

Theodore, my

shook

attacked the border of

and I needed to

alert since my father was killed on

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

careful. I also did not want to

was the only parent I

investigating, Alpha,” Theodore said and

uncomfortable. I would only be comfortable if the culprit had a

location. It always made

safer.

rest and decided to speak

know what caused the attack, but he told me the attackers

someone to stage such an attack and not

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

were stupid because if I had

it would be to raze their

to the ground.

likely to

mood change, Marcel, my

my attention.

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can know what to do, besides we have their wives,

they refuse to give us information?” I

I knew he was getting attached to the Luna

torture it out of

will willingly

and

give 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 I was shocked at the kind

east.

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

up her husband’s secrets, though. You need to be careful with that one,

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

stupid.

some research and finally headed

the estate. I

after what I had

I realised I had to slow down just in

to give. I want to be able to deal with the matter

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

opened it and read both letters. It was the tone of a grieving,

that her last

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

humility and pain the letter

touched, my soul. It was

of true

her to me. He might not

clearly for me to see,

giving his consent for me to

love her.

did not need it, but I appreciated it.

bad he was too weak to keep her.

I now realised why she gave herself up. She did not want

situation must have

her to choose the unknown

made me

she left me.