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.

said, and I wondered

also learned he might go to war against

will tell you what is going on in

I heard wrong,” She said, and I was

shock.

use them like this? I was worried. I hoped Leo was getting all the help he needed to push back. It was one thing to

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

you?” I

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

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

to a commotion in the corridor.

window, and it was evening.

happening. Sylvester did

meeting had taken all day. What was

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

barged into Sylvester’s

linked Sylvester but

meant he was

Dominic walked

angry.

”

will be in your best interest to comply,

be seen as

I looked at him

about this?”

and he did not

change what you are here. A

he said, then the guards clamped

I

guards dragged me out

I tried to link Marcel and Theodore,

to him, and Dominic stopped and

of the north, whore!” he growled.

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

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

mercenaries. I know you are

council wants us to question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must mean something,” He said to me, and

sworn to serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding

Bane’s crimes?” I asked,

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

my eyes widened at his wicked angle. Putting

suspicious.

until

he turned to look at

slapped me again.

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

to a cell

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

many for them to

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

silver chains and made to sit on the floor

cells

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

us wait for Sylvester to return.

will put Dominic in his place,”

and she shook her

it is that simple. If

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

a council member?” I asked Avery,

frowned at me.

war, remember?” She said, and

shook my head.

gain from that,” I said, and Linda shook her head.

lord and the

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