The Dark Side of Fate

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.

said, and I wondered

East has joined the south. I also learned he

will tell you what is going on in

wrong,” She said, and I

shock.

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

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

you?” I linked

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

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

a commotion in

out the window, and

was happening. Sylvester did

all day. What was happening?

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

had ever barged into Sylvester’s room like

Sylvester

he was not

surprise, Dominic walked in,

angry.

has questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira

best interest to comply, or

seen as

me, and I looked at him angrily.

about this?”

and he did not

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

the guards clamped the silver cuffs around my wrist.

I

while the guards dragged me out of

find out during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but they were not around

something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me on the

should not speak his name. He is lord of the north,

mother was attacked today and is currently fighting for her life. She was attacked in the

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

know you are

attack twice

have all sworn to serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding

Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked at me with rage in his eyes.

to help him think when he is carried away. Since our father was murdered, our 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

widened at his wicked angle. Putting things that way made me

suspicious.

anything until I see my

said, and he turned to look

slapped me again.

me the same respect. I have permission from the council to 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 I hated Dominic, I could not dispute the fact that he

a cell and

into the same cell with me. Linda had

them

brought from the East were locked up, too; some

and made to sit on the floor

cells were

serve the north, they still treat

wait for Sylvester to return. I am

in his place,”

and she shook

that simple. If

Dominic on this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its

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

frowned at me.

remember?” She said, and

shook my head.

is nothing substantial to gain from that,” I said, and

destabilise the lord and