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.

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

the question.

asked, and he exhaled

back to,

and they are connected to me;

as prisoners; they

because this is their only

to leave, but they

find love or want to move to Lucland or another part of the north. They are all

monster. I expect the women

He said.

ever settle down?” I asked

and he was

to ask, but I overheard some ladies talking about how

in your harem. They said

Arya that you do not plan on settling down. I just want to know if it is

about it. I

failed marriage, I

where we are; that way, if you find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I

turned to his side to look at me.

me,” He said, and I did

sure my face bore no

emotions.

things,

Tamia. As the lord of the north with

doubt I would want

down. It was my way of setting them free and making them forget about

and his words hurt because it seemed as if his mindset had not changed.

do not care about that

make my destiny. I

for me. through thick and thin, because fate said so. I will reject her in a heartbeat and risk being weak,” He said, and I smiled at him. Having

I knew it was

done.

face gently

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

on

with me.

am nothing like my father. My trophies are not prisoners: they are free, but I

Tamia. You aren’t a prisoner here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my

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were threatening to fall at that

moment.

the same. Then he pulled

under the stars,” he said, tugging on my

my lips to

Tamia,’ he linked me, sucking on the spot on my neck, and my body came apart; he

He linked me and sucked

he rubbed the other

and index

and he

wide. I laid back down on the grass, looking at the stars

my vision blurry

racing fast.

I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through his hair and anticipating the release. 1

were alive, and

coming through. I let go,

did not stop until I came down.

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