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

control of the East anymore. A part of the East has joined the south. I also learned he might go to war against Leo to take over the East completely. I just picked bits of Marcel’s conversation. I am

you what is going on in

She said,

shock.

allow Bane to use them like this? I was worried. I hoped Leo was getting all the help he

hours and decided to return to my room. I

are you?” I linked Sylvester.

in the meeting,” he said, and I felt bored. I sat and prayed for

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

woke up to a commotion in

looked out the window, and

wondered what was happening. Sylvester did not

taken all day. What was

my room, and I sat up in bed, worried because they were northern

one had ever barged into Sylvester’s room like

Sylvester but

he was not around.

walked

angry.

she has questions to answer, ” he

be in your best interest to comply, or

actions might be seen

I looked at

Sylvester know about

did

do not need his permission to question a prisoner. Fucking him does not change what you are

said, then the guards clamped the

I deserve to know

happened.” I said while the guards dragged me out of

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

had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and

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

attacked today and is currently

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

I know

to attack twice now since you

the Alpha,”

we work against him? Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and

careful with you, but he wouldn’t listen. Too bad I am here 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

widened at his wicked angle. Putting things that way

suspicious.

anything until I

said, and he turned to look at

slapped me again.

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

to a cell

into the same cell with me. Linda had a bleeding nose, so I figured

too many for them

from the East were locked up,

chains and made to sit on the floor

cells were full.

is highly unfair. After swearing to serve the north, they still treat us

Sylvester

in his

she shook her head.

that simple.

then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its

did Bane attack their mother and kill a council member?” I

frowned at me.

remember?” She said,

shook my head.

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

destabilise the lord and the north.