The Dark Side of Fate

37. Down South.

~Devin~

Since the dinner party where I found Tamia, I haven’t been able to sleep. I stayed awake most nights, wondering what to do.

I had just agreed to an alliance with the east; it would be wrong to ask the leader to part with his wife because she was my fated. 4

I knew she wasn’t an Alpha breed when she couldn’t sense me and convincing her she was mine was going to be

complicated.

The situation between her and Leo made

me hopeful, but I wanted to wait a bit.

I knew Leo wouldn’t hold on to her for too long, and I hoped to claim her when

they decided to call it quits. Little did I know Volkov would come calling,

bullying his way through.

As much as I had tried to ignore the Volkovs, they always had a way of messing with me.

First, it was my parents and my youth. Because of Maurice, my father died early, and I could not be a normal teenager because I had to take over. Now Sylvester

has taken my fated.

Attacking the estate in the north was stupid, and many lives were lost in the process, but I was desperate.

I couldn’t take it anymore.

My wolf, Rex, was in pain, and I was hurting every day, knowing that, just like my mother, I might never see my fated

again.

When Leo asked me if I had told Sylvester

that Tamia was my fated, I could not help

but chuckle.

The Volkovs never let go of what they

have taken. They are called trophies for a reason. They are keepsakes, living proof that they have conquered a place.

I did not know what to do, and as time

passed, I became more desperate.

I had to respect Leo for calling a meeting because just as he had heard that I was going to attack the east to take over the rest of the east, I had heard that he would

attack me to take back the part of the east

that joined the South.

The man did not like trouble, which was one of his strengths. I decided I would be more careful before acting because someone or some people were clearly

trying to knock our heads together.

It still hurt that Kyle thought I would orchestrate the attack against the western borders.

Honestly, I believed Kyle did it, and when it went south, he denied it, but as the days passed, I began to suspect that Sylvester might have orchestrated the entire thing so he could have a reason to attack the east and subdue them. 2

If only Leo could see that it would be wrong to keep allowing the mad lord to rule us.

How many more do we have to give? 3

to go after Sylvester, I will. For

her to me,

and Tamia were together, and it

was only doing what she could to survive. 2

same

living with Leo and sharing him. with

that her captivity would be bliss.

she had

her permission to own land and property in

their territories.

making efforts to

Leo.

Why didn’t she tell me her plans the day we danced and I held her in my arms? 3

to

out of

can’t continue like this,” Rex,

said, and I

on the grass at the back

I lived alone.

had lived alone since my father

away.

seriously, and I never

person I was dating know that I was waiting

her, Devin,” Rex said, growling in my

strike, we have to get it right,” I told my

was

of the western pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes, was on

my mental state, but I had

nice.

glad that I was able

ready to head to my

Brighton.

the office and waited

arrived, apologising that he had a long night because he had to go to a dinner party at the Volkov estate.

him a drink,

so much, Alpha Devin, for

us. The north speaks poorly of

that are savages,” he said, gulping his drink. The man was

got much rest, and his appearance was messy

overprivileged bastard did not have the decency to allow us to mourn our dead. He pretended

party. I can’t

marry the bastard.

luna from

trophies. Beautiful, too, I must say. Tamia Albert..” He said,

me with

Tamia Albert?” I asked him, and

woman. Too bad she would

could not tell if it were pretence or that it was her

filled with anger and fear and battling tears from falling. There was just so much I

take.

be able to sense our bond wearing Sylvester’s mark? I

lying when he said they had fallen

to find a way to see

her. I needed her to know that

belonged to

you

asked me, and

myself and smiled at

said, and he drank