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

high taxes the wolf lord placed on

the council.

of development in this village. There are no social infrastructures there, yet they are taxed every month. I had to make my

is just one of the many people that beast

to fall in love

sees. Showing

the notion that

safe and

from a broken relationship

like the best

that I am her mate, so maybe she does not think there is anyone out there for her,” He said, then sighed and looked at me with misty

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

how it is. As for

share it with you when we conquer it, please,” he said, pleading with me, and I did not know what to say.

could understand his desperation and his

the north. It will be wrong to pull her back into

you are looking out for Tamia,

never hurt her. I will love and

He said, pleading with

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

man is greedy. I

Over a hundred of

Leo. He won’t give

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

Amanda gave her a thick

was ashamed of how badly my weakness damaged her.

She

was happening in

broke

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

said

came here to discuss with you as a

my cause, I will respect your decision. I know you have heard that I plan on attacking the rest of

do it. But I will keep

that the offer remains,” he told me and

the way he behaved, I knew he was

not fighting me for the rest of

the east.

you surround

asked him.

seen how Max and Kyle look at me? I had to take precautions,” he said, and

smiled at him.

two once

they haven’t forgiven me for losing

who, by the way, were

As much as

responsibility for that stunt, I

do it. I attacked the Volkov Estate to get

but did not send

the western borders.

Kyle

check his ranks for traitors.

good. They know how

and turn them

other.

study what happened in the Western

to the north, you will know

I

the apple never falls

I am just

liberation, Leo.

a world where there is no

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

do better than Sylvester as

I do not care if he

bleeds like the rest of

laughed.

shook hands, and

minutes after he left, Max