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 south was

wanted to be free of the high taxes the

the council.

survives by farming. There is no form of development in this village. There are no social infrastructures there, yet they are taxed every month. I had to

is just one of the many people that beast is

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

sees. Showing

give her the notion that

and

a broken

like the best option for her.

that I am her mate, so maybe she does not think there is anyone out there

slow, please I need your help, Leo. I want my mate. My wolf, Rex, has not rested

how it is. As for

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

his desperation

going in the north. It

are looking out for Tamia, but I

never hurt her. I will love and cherish

I die,” He said, pleading with

told Sylvester Volkov that she is your fated? I think that would be wiser than attacking him,” I said, and

man is greedy. I learned he

Over a hundred

He won’t give her back,”

told me, and I knew that part. I doubt Tamia had issues with it.

Amanda gave her a thick

how badly my weakness damaged her.

sharing. She was jealous and

what was happening

north broke my heart.

you for support, Leo. There is nothing better than us

said and

to discuss with you as

man and an honest Alpha. If you disagree with my cause, I will respect your decision. I know you have heard that I plan on attacking the rest of the east. I

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

offer remains,” he told me and stood up.

way he behaved, I

not fighting me for the

the east.

why did you surround the place?” I

asked him.

Max and Kyle look at me?

at him.

think those two once spoke highly

forgiven me for losing

Lunas. Women who, by the way, were

without them. As much

responsibility for that stunt, I did

do it. I attacked the Volkov Estate to get

did not send eastern soldiers to

the western

why Kyle insists it was me.

to check his ranks for traitors. The

that good. They know how

turn them against

other.

study what happened in the Western

north,

Maurice’s tactics. I can’t say the

for Sylvester, but the apple never falls

I am just fighting for

liberation, Leo.

in a world

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

do better than Sylvester as the

I do not care if

the rest of us,”

laughed.

and he excused

minutes after he left,