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.

do as she liked.

her at

talked about life.

the extent

I tried to understand her

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didn’t disappoint me,

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

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

me. I was tempted to sleep on her bed, but I

I decided she wouldn’t wear any of the sheer

away from

had a small business to

wondered what Tamia

whether she would

I also knew she wouldn’t

out who

Theodore, my Gamma,

shook

had attacked the border of

the north, and I needed to find out

alert since my father was killed

in the town whose borders were attacked,

also did not want to lose

she was the only parent I

investigating, Alpha,” Theodore said and sighed.

I would only be

and location. It always made me feel

safer.

decided to speak

told me the attackers seemed

east was too far for someone to stage such an

just attacked the east and taken their loved ones from them. Could it be that

were stupid because if

again, it would be to

to the ground. I do

likely to threats.

change, Marcel,

called my attention.

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do this. Let us investigate further so we can know what to do,

what would we do if they refuse to give us information?” I asked

knew he was getting attached to the Luna he was

we will torture it out of them,” he said, and I laughed.

willingly torture Avery?”

him, and he smiled.

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 of savagery they practised

east.

even want 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

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

neglect my duty because of a woman. She fascinates. me quite alright, but if she ends up protecting

stupid.

did some research

to the estate. I wasn’t eager to see

I had discussed with my

I realised I had to slow down just

I needed information from her. Especially information she might not be willing to

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

read both letters. It was the

her last months with

If not, I might have

humility and pain the

my soul. It

true love.

giving her to

clearly for me

his consent for me

and love her.

did not need it, but I appreciated

must have been important to him; too bad he was too weak to keep her.

lost her long before I took her from him. I now realised why she gave herself

must have been

her to choose

made me

she left me.