The Dark Side of Fate

33 The Meeting With Bane

-Leo-

Devin’s revelation did not sit well with me.

I thought he wasn’t good enough for Tamia, and I suspected the Wolf Lord was

possessive of her. This was a difficult

situation.

“You should let her go,” I finally said, and he shook his head and pinched his nose.

“You, of all people, know that won’t happen, Leo,” he said, and I bowed my head.

“I just want peace,” I said.

“It is easy to say. You didn’t fight for her because you already had someone. You had already replaced her,” He said to me. He had

struck a nerve with those words.

“Do not speak of things you don’t

understand or know nothing about. The

mate bond drives you, but I love Tamia. Tamia is my best friend, my confidant, my soul. I did not give her up. I would have died

for her. I fought them with everything I had,

but she wanted to leave. She had asked me to

release her so many times. She gave herself

to them, so don’t tell me about my feelings.

for my wife. You know nothing about it.

Where was the fucking mate bond when we were young? Where was it when we fell in love and planned our lives? Everything was going well until that fucking party,” I said, fighting back my tears.

As much as I told myself that I was okay with Tamia being in the north, I wasn’t, but I was glad she was happy. Although it hurt, I was glad. I was pleased that she was alright.

“I am not telling you to let it go because I am a coward. I am telling you to let it go because

I sense she has something serious with the wolf Lord. I doubt she will pick you, Devin, and I know it will break your heart. Unlike

me, Tamia is strong and determined. If she

had met you before I met Amanda, I know she would have rejected you and risked

being weak,” I told him my truth based on

my suspicions.

He was stunned and looked at me as if I had

said something wrong.

“The Volkovs took everything from me; I can’t let them take my fated too. I will try my best to get her back from the north,” he said

and sat down.

“We need to team up, Leonardo. I do not want to force your region under me,” He

said, and I smiled.

“You already divided my region into two. I am not mad. They chose to follow you, but

trying to force the rest of us to help with your cause is completely wrong. My refusal to fight does not necessarily mean I am

weak, Devin; I just like peace. I strive hard to keep it, so I live by it.” I said, and he nodded.

“I am a desperate man, Leo. I have everything to gain and everything to lose. It will be nice to have you join my cause. We

will all benefit from it. Being free of the

Volkovs is important.

Three days ago, a village in the west that

the south

the high

the council.

social infrastructures

is just one of the many people that beast is oppressing.

easy to fall in love with your captor. It

she sees.

might give her the

and

a broken

he might seem like the best option for

there is anyone out there for her,” He said, then sighed and looked at me with misty

my mate. My

know how it is. As for the

I can share it with you when we conquer it, please,” he said, pleading with me, and I

could understand his

seemed to have something good going in the north. It will be wrong

looking out for Tamia, but I

I

die,” He said, pleading with

is your fated? I think that

is greedy. I learned he

a hundred of them. He

He won’t give

doubt Tamia had issues with it. I guess making her

Amanda gave her

was ashamed of how badly

She was jealous

Knowing what was happening in

north broke my heart.

fight you for support, Leo. There

forces.” He said and stood

came here to discuss

disagree with my cause, I will respect your decision. I

will keep you abreast of our

the offer remains,” he told me and stood

way he behaved, I

me for the rest

the east.

why did you surround

asked him.

me? I had to take precautions,” he said, and

at him.

once spoke

haven’t forgiven me for losing

Lunas. Women who, by

As much as I would

responsibility for that stunt,

I attacked the

not send

the western

not know why Kyle insists it was me. He

to check his ranks for

good. They know how

turn them

other.

you study what happened in the

north,

was Maurice’s tactics. I can’t say

the

the tree. I am

liberation, Leo.

a world

our Lord, and where we are free. That is what I am fighting for. And

do better than Sylvester as the

do not care if he has blue

rest of

laughed.

shook hands, and he excused

minutes after he left,