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

a border with the

to be free of the high taxes the wolf lord placed on

the council.

is no form of development in this village. There are no social infrastructures

just one of the many people that beast is oppressing.

it is easy to fall in love with your captor. It is

is all she sees.

might give her the notion that she

safe and loved.

broken

like the best

think there is anyone out there for her,” He said, then

your help, Leo. I want my mate. My wolf, Rex, has not rested since we laid eyes on

you know how it

conquer it, please,” he said, pleading with me, and

could understand his desperation and his

good going in the north. It will be wrong to pull her

looking out for

never hurt her. I

I die,” He said,

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

man is greedy. I learned

of lovers. Over a hundred of

a collector, Leo. He won’t give her

knew that part. I doubt Tamia had issues

her a

ashamed of how badly

never liked sharing. She was jealous

what was happening in

broke

do not want to fight you for support, Leo. There is nothing better

He said and stood up.

came here to discuss with

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

and I won’t do it. But I will keep you abreast of our moves

remains,”

the way he behaved, I knew

not fighting me for

the east.

why did you surround the

asked him.

at me? I had to take precautions,” he

at

think those two once spoke highly of him.

they haven’t forgiven me

who, by the way,

without them. As

for that

the Volkov Estate to

did not send eastern

the western borders.

Kyle insists

his ranks for traitors.

They know how

packs and turn

other.

you study what happened in the Western

north, you will

was Maurice’s tactics. I can’t say

for Sylvester, but the apple

the tree. I am just

liberation, Leo.

to live in a world where there

we do not have a bully as our Lord, and where we are free. That is what I am fighting for.

I will do better than Sylvester as the

care if he has blue blood;

of us,”

laughed.

and he

left, Max