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.

fate gave her to me, and

Sylvester and Tamia were together,

was sure she was only doing

the same in

living with Leo and sharing him. with Amanda

her captivity would be

she had written

to grant her permission to own land and

their territories.

was actively making

Leo.

tell me her plans the day we danced and

did not know what to do and felt

out of

continue like this,”

and I sighed.

the back of my house

I lived alone.

had lived alone since

away.

and I never brought a woman

always let the person I was dating know that I was waiting

Sylvester keep her, Devin,” Rex said, growling in my head. He was in

as 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 happy about my

I was

of the western pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes, was on his way to visit me.

wasnt ready for the visit because of my mental state, but I

nice.

glad that I was able

my feet and got ready to head to my

Brighton.

the office and waited for him.

had a long night because he had to go to a dinner party

him a drink, and he accepted.

much, Alpha Devin,

north speaks

but it is them that are savages,” he said, gulping

was messy and unkempt. His shirt wasn’t tucked in, and

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

party. I can’t believe

to marry

luna from

trophies. Beautiful, too, I must say.

lost me with

you say, Tamia Albert?” I asked him, and

bad

tell if it were pretence or that it was her actual

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

take.

would she be able

wasn’t lying when he said they had fallen in

to find a way

I needed her to know that

to me.

are you alright?” Alpha

asked me, and I

myself and smiled at him.

I said, and