The Dark Side of Fate

Chapter 25

25 Affirmations

Tamia-

Things got intense between Sylvester and me, and I found myself completely in love.

with him.

I was afraid that I would repeat history, but my heart was beyond my control.

He knew how to act, what to say and what to

He made me feel like the most important person in his world, and I slowly found myself saying, ‘this is it’ but I had said that before, not so long ago, and I came out

burnt and broken.

I wasn’t willing to make that jump again.

It was a scary situation to be in. I tried to fight my feelings and kept telling myself it

was casual.

I tried to think through the situation to

guard my heart. The fact that Sylvester and I

weren’t fated scared the shit out of me.

Questions of the future plagued my mind. What if she shows up one day just like Amanda? Where will that leave me?

He had never told me he loved me. This

could be a fun and exciting thing for him.

I scolded myself for catching feelings.

Every day we would wake up, eat, and train

together. I let him go and handle his duties, and then we met in the evening and did

whatever we liked. 1

It was fun and scary because I had fallen in

love with him.

When I decided to speak to Sylvester about

my fears, we were lying on the grass in the

western garden, a part of the estate people rarely visited.

“Sylvester,” I said gently; we were lying side

by side and looking at the stars that graced

the night sky.

It was a beautiful sight and a lovely moment. I was afraid that I might ruin it.

“Yes,” he replied, and I exhaled.

“Do you ever let your prisoners go?” I asked him, and he chuckled.

the prisoner’s, green eyes? The ones in the cell or the

light the

I asked, and he

to go back to, I am

are connected

here as prisoners; they

this is their only home

leave, but

or another part of the north. They

volition. I am a lord, not a monster. I expect the women to fall in love eventually and move on. I also know

He said.

you ever settle down?” I asked him

and he was

am sorry to ask, but I overheard some ladies talking about how you threw out

women in your harem. They

that you do not plan on settling down. I just want to

not worried about it. I

out of a failed marriage, I can

find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I said, trying to convince myself more that falling for him

turned to his side to

at me,” He said, and I did what

made sure my

emotions.

those things, and

lord of the north

war, I doubt I would want to tie

them free and

hurt because it seemed as if his mindset had not

my fated, I do not

make my destiny. I

thick and thin, because fate said

knew it

done.

face

and I nodded, but my eyes were already welling up with tears because I was a fool all over again. I had

on having

with me.

my father. My trophies are not prisoners: they are free, but I won’t

You aren’t a prisoner here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my woman,” he

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to fall at that

moment.

to do the same. Then he pulled me

I love under the stars,” he said, tugging on my clothes gently, and I could not believe

to

sucking on the spot on my neck, and my body came apart; he moved to the crook of my neck and opened my blouse. to expose

yourself to them,” He linked me

sucked while he rubbed the other

thumb and index finger. 1

had started moaning, and he growled with

wide. I laid back down on the grass, looking at the stars while he ate me.

moaned, my vision blurry

heart racing

moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through his

my senses were alive, and I felt the

let go, and

not stop until

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