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

though Leo did not want to go after Sylvester, I will. For Tamia’s sake, I

made her for me, fate gave her to

told me Sylvester and Tamia were together, and it repulsed

doing what she could to

same in

sharing him. with Amanda must have hurt her so

that her captivity would be bliss.

she

South to grant her permission to own land and property

their territories.

making efforts

Leo.

write to me? Why didn’t she tell me her plans the day we danced and

to do and felt I

of time.

can’t continue like

and I

on the grass at the back of my house in the

I lived alone.

lived alone since

away.

and I never brought a

let the person I was dating know that I was waiting for my fated. How could I be so unlucky?

said, growling in my head. He was in pain

we strike, we have to get it right,” I told my wolf, and he was silent. It wasn’t because he was

I was

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

my mental state, but

nice.

that I

and got ready to head to

Brighton.

the office and waited for him.

man eventually arrived, apologising that he had a long night because he had

drink, and he

so much, Alpha Devin, for

The north speaks poorly of

are savages,” he said, gulping his

not look like he got much rest, and his appearance was messy and

not have the decency to allow us to mourn our dead. He pretended he did not attack my pack and decided to invite

I can’t believe

agreed to marry the bastard.

a luna from the

I must say. Tamia Albert..” He said, ranting,

with those

say, Tamia Albert?” I

bad she would be

were pretence or that it was her actual state of mind,”

to beat fast, and my hands were shaking. I was filled with anger and fear and battling tears from falling. There was just so much I could

take.

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

Leo wasn’t lying when he said they

needed to find a way to

her. I needed her to know that

to

are you

me, and I tried

and smiled

am,” I said,