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.

I wondered why

Leo isn’t in full control of the East anymore. A part of the East has joined the south. I also learned he might go to war against Leo

you what is

said, and I was

shock.

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

and decided to return to my room. I wasn’t in

you?” I linked Sylvester.

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

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

to a commotion in the

window, and it

was happening. Sylvester did

meeting had taken all day. What was

and I sat up in

into Sylvester’s room like this

I linked Sylvester

which meant he was not around. To

walked in,

angry.

questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira began

best interest

actions might be seen as treason”, he

and I looked at him

about this?” I asked

and he did not

do not need his permission to question a prisoner. Fucking him does not change what you are here. A crime has been committed, and we require

guards clamped the

I deserve

while the guards dragged me out of the

Dominic said, and I tried to link

Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me

He is lord of the north, whore!” he growled. What had happened to make him like

you. I warned him. Our mother was attacked today and is currently fighting for her

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

I know you are

dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must mean something,” He said to me,

the Alpha,” I said, avoiding

against him? Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?”

mother has 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 today; they might have as well come

my eyes widened at his wicked angle.

suspicious.

until I

and he turned to look at me and

slapped me again.

damage my brother’s toy. Do not push me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was a difficult situation. As much

to a

were thrown into the same cell with me. Linda

them to afford private

women that were brought from the East were locked up, too; some were

silver chains and made to sit on

the cells were full.

the north, they

wait for Sylvester to return.

will put Dominic in his place,” I

shook her

it is that simple. If the council

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

mother and kill a council

frowned at me.

is a war, remember?” She said, and

shook my head.

gain from that,” I said,

could destabilise the lord and the north.

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