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 south was attacked

of the high taxes the wolf lord placed on them

the council.

infrastructures

many

to fall in love with your captor. It is

she sees.

might give her the notion that she

and loved.

from a broken

seem like the best option for her.

think there is anyone out there

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

mated, so you know how it is. As for

with you when we conquer it, please,” he said, pleading

could understand his desperation and

have something good going in the north. It

looking out for

her. I will love and cherish

I die,” He said,

you told Sylvester Volkov that she is your fated? I think that would be wiser than

I learned he

of lovers. Over a hundred of them. He

Leo. He won’t give her back,”

part. I doubt Tamia had issues with it. I

Amanda gave her a

was ashamed of how badly my weakness damaged her.

never liked sharing. She

Knowing what was happening in

north broke my

for support, Leo. There is

said and

here to discuss with you

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

it. But I will keep you abreast of our moves just in

remains,” he told

he behaved, I knew he was

not fighting me for the rest of

the east.

why did you surround

asked him.

Max and Kyle look at me? I had to take

smiled at

once spoke highly of him.

haven’t forgiven me for

Lunas. Women who, by the way,

them. As much as

for that

I attacked the Volkov Estate to

but did not send eastern

western borders.

know why Kyle insists it was me.

his ranks for traitors.

that good. They

turn them

other.

you study what happened in the Western

north, you will

I can’t say the

Sylvester, but the

from the tree. I am

liberation, Leo.

want to live in a world where there is

our Lord, and where we are free. That is what

do better than

not care if he

like the rest of us,” he

laughed.

hands, and he excused

after he left, Max and Kyle