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.

and I wondered why

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.

will tell you what is going on

heard wrong,” She said,

shock.

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

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

you?” I linked

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

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a

window, and it

what was happening. Sylvester did not return.

taken all

guards entered my room, and I sat up

ever barged into Sylvester’s

I linked Sylvester but

he was not around.

surprise, Dominic walked in,

angry.

” he said, and Kaira began to

will be in your best interest to comply,

actions might be seen

I looked

Sylvester know about this?”

did not

prisoner. Fucking him does not change what you are here. A crime has been committed, and we require your full cooperation

he said, then the guards clamped the

I

the guards dragged me out of the room.

during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but they

afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic

the north, whore!” he growled. What had happened to make him

you. I warned him. Our mother was attacked today and

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

mercenaries. I know you

to question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must mean something,”

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

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

will tell you why. I warned my brother to be 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 today; they might have as well come to get you and decided to do some damage when

angle. Putting

suspicious.

say anything until I see my alpha,”

he turned to look

slapped me again.

Do not push me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was a difficult situation. As much as I

carried to a cell and locked up.

were thrown into the same cell with me. Linda had

many for them to afford

women that were brought from the East were locked

to

the cells were

After swearing to serve the north, they

Sylvester to

will put Dominic in his place,”

she shook

it is that simple. If the

this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling

their mother and kill a council member?”

frowned at me.

remember?” She said, and

shook my head.

gain from that,” I said, and Linda shook

destabilise the lord