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

border with the

be free of the high taxes the wolf lord

the council.

infrastructures there, yet they are taxed every month. I had to make

many people that beast is

to fall in love with your captor. It is

all she sees. Showing her

might give her the notion

safe and

broken relationship and

like the best option for her.

maybe she does not think there is anyone out there for her,” He

too slow, please I need your help, Leo. I want my mate. My wolf, Rex,

you know how it is.

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

could understand his desperation and

north. It will be wrong to pull her back into

are looking out for

her. I

die,” He

is your fated? I think that would be wiser than attacking him,” I

man is greedy. I learned he has

a

collector, Leo. He won’t give

knew that part. I doubt

with Amanda gave her

ashamed of how badly my weakness

sharing. She was jealous

Knowing what was happening in

north broke my heart.

to fight you for support, Leo. There is nothing better

said and

came here to discuss with you as a

I will respect your decision. I know you have heard that I plan on attacking the rest of the east. I am not

won’t do it. But I will keep

join. Know that the offer remains,” he told me

way he behaved,

me

the east.

why did you surround the place?”

asked him.

me? I had to

smiled at him.

think those two once spoke highly of him.

they haven’t forgiven me for losing

Women who, by the

without them. As much as I would

for

I attacked the Volkov Estate to

but did not send eastern

western borders.

Kyle insists it was me. He

ranks for traitors.

that good. They know how

and turn them

other.

you study what happened

close to the north,

I can’t say the

for Sylvester, but the

the tree. I am

liberation, Leo.

in a world where

our Lord, and where we are free.

better than

do not care if he has blue blood;

of us,” he

laughed.

and he excused himself.

left,