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.

She said, and I wondered why she

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

will tell you what is going on in

said,

shock.

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

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

I linked Sylvester.

said, and I felt bored. I sat and prayed for Leo’s safety. Eventually,

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

woke up to a commotion in

out the window,

wondered what was happening. Sylvester did

meeting had taken all day. What was

guards entered my room, and I sat up in

ever barged into Sylvester’s room

I linked Sylvester but met

which meant he was not around.

Dominic walked in, looking

angry.

” he said, and Kaira began

be in your best interest to

actions might be seen

and I looked

Sylvester know about

he did not care.

you are here. A crime has been committed, and we require

he said, then the guards clamped the silver cuffs

I deserve

happened.” I said while the guards dragged me out

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

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

his name. He is lord of the north, whore!” he growled. What

attacked today and is

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

mercenaries. I know you are

Bane, so the council wants us to question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now

serve the Alpha,” I said,

Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he

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

angle.

suspicious.

until I see my

he turned to

slapped me again.

damage my brother’s toy. Do not push me,” he said, and I

to a cell and

Avery and Linda were thrown into the same cell with me. Linda had a bleeding nose,

them to afford

that were brought from the East were locked up,

to

the cells were full.

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

us wait for Sylvester to return. I am

will put Dominic in his place,”

and she shook her head.

that simple. If the council

investigation to run its course,” she

attack their mother and kill a council

frowned at me.

is a war, remember?”

shook my head.

gain from that,” I said, and Linda

destabilise the lord and