The Dark Side of Fate

Chapter 26

26 Faceless Attack

~Tamia-

Sylvester finally asked me to follow him to Lucland to meet his mother. After meeting Dominic at the club, I wasn’t looking forward to the meeting.

I learned the woman was strict and had her sons on a tight leash.

Even though Sylvester had confessed his feelings for me, what if she did not approve of me?

I was scared, but since Sylvester insisted and told me I had nothing to worry about, I decided to take him up on it.

We ate breakfast in our room and prepared to leave.

Linda was the most worried for me because

there were only two things that could happen; she could either be unreasonable

and ask her son to choose between her and

me, or give me a chance. I hoped she would

give me a chance.

Leo did not have parents when we got together, so this was new for me.

We got dressed to visit his mother.

On our way out, Silvester stopped.

“Marcel needs me for a minute. Do you think you can wait for me? The matter

seems urgent; it is about Bane and the East,”

he said, and I was a bit worried because of

Leo.

“Link me when you are ready to leave,” I told him, and he nodded. I decided to go to Avery’s room.

I found Avery in her room, embroidering a piece of fabric. It looked horrible, but it seemed to be her new pastime. I had not seen her that morning because we didn’t eat in the dining room.

“Hey, you guys haven’t left yet?” She said, putting down the hoop that held the scarf

she was marring with her needlework. 2

I noticed a diamond ring on her finger, and she smiled at me.

“He proposed an hour ago. I did not think about it; I just said yes,” She said, smiling with tears in her eyes.

“I can’t get it wrong twice now, can I?” She said, and I could hear the nervousness in her

voice. She was afraid.

“Why did you say yes?” I asked her, picking up on her fear.

“Because I love him, and it will be great to have a life with him, but deep down, I am scared fated will show up and mess me up again,” She said, and I went to hug her.

She pulled away and nodded, wiping away

her tears.

I now understood why she was in her room working on an embroidery hoop instead of socialising in the eastern garden as usual.

“I have to take this leap of faith, or I might

keep guessing and live with regrets. Marcel is a great guy and a great catch. He is a step up from that arsehole, Max. This is a good thing,” she said, wiping her tears.

“Feeling afraid and being happy at the same time is a weird mix of emotions,” She confessed, and I smiled.

“Has Sylvester told you what is happening in the east?” She asked, changing the topic, and I shook my head.

“We were heading out when Marcel called him for a meeting about Bane and the east, I told her, and she nodded.

and I wondered

part of the East has joined the south. I also learned

what is

wrong,” She said,

shock.

the help he needed to push back. It was one thing to willingly join up; it was another

room for almost two hours and decided to return to my room. I wasn’t in the mood to hang out in the

I

and prayed for Leo’s safety. Eventually, I got

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

woke up to a commotion in the

window,

wondered what was happening. Sylvester did not return.

meeting had taken all

entered my room, and I sat up in bed, worried

one had ever barged into Sylvester’s room like this

linked Sylvester

he was not around.

walked

angry.

she has questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira began

will be in your best interest to comply,

seen as treason”, he

looked at

know about this?” I

and he did not

his permission to question a prisoner. Fucking him does not change what you are here. A crime

then the guards clamped the silver cuffs around my wrist.

I deserve to

while the guards dragged me out of the room.

Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel

happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me on

should not speak his name. He is lord of the north, whore!” he growled. What had happened to make him like

Our mother was attacked today and is currently fighting for her life.

one of a council elder. Unfortunately, the elder did not make it. The surviving warriors identified the men as a mix of

mercenaries. I know

with Bane, so the council wants us to question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must

all sworn to serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding mentioning Sylvester’s

crimes?” I

hidden in Lucland successfully without event. You are the first outsider to know she lives in Lucland, and then this happened. I also won’t forget that Bane had tried to take you from the north. You were supposed to visit her

angle. Putting things that way made me

suspicious.

until I see

to look at

slapped me again.

use force if necessary. I would not want to damage my brother’s toy. Do not push me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was a difficult situation. As much as

carried to a cell and locked up.

Linda were thrown into the same cell with me. Linda had

too many for them to afford private

women that were brought from the East were locked

silver chains and made to sit on

the cells

to serve the north, they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery retorted, and

us wait for Sylvester to return. I

will put Dominic in his place,” I

and she shook

it is that simple. If the council

investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something

mother and kill a council member?” I asked Avery,

frowned at me.

a war, remember?” She said,

shook my head.

to gain from that,” I said, and

could destabilise the lord and the

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