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 will.

me, fate gave her to

and Tamia were together, and it repulsed me.

doing what she

the same in her shoes.

him. with Amanda

that her captivity would

learned that she had written to

South to grant her permission to own

their territories.

making efforts to leave

Leo.

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

what to do and

out of

like this,” Rex, my

said, and I

the back of

I lived alone.

lived alone since my father passed

away.

seriously, and I never

for my fated, and I always let the person I was dating know that I was waiting for my fated. How could

said, growling in my head. He was in

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

I was right.

whose territory was attacked for taxes, was on his

because of my mental state,

nice.

glad that I was able

to my office and wait for

Brighton.

at the office and waited

he had a long night because he had to go

offered him a drink, and

so much, Alpha Devin, for

us. The north speaks poorly of

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

rest, and his appearance was messy and unkempt. His shirt wasn’t tucked

to allow us to mourn our dead. He pretended he did not

party. I

to marry

a luna from

too, I must say.

lost me with those

Albert?” I

Too bad she

a captive. I could not tell if it were pretence or that it was her actual state

was filled with anger and fear and

take.

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

when he said they had

way to see

needed her to

to

you

and

smiled at

am,” I said, and