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

want to go after Sylvester, I will. For Tamia’s sake,

to me, and I wasn’t willing to let

me Sylvester and Tamia were together, and it

only doing

the same in her

with Leo and sharing him.

that her captivity would

later learned that she had written

the South to grant her permission

their territories.

actively making efforts

Leo.

she tell me her plans

know what to do

out of

continue like this,” Rex,

said, and I

grass at the back of my house

I lived alone.

lived alone since my

away.

anyone seriously, and I never brought a woman home.

I was dating know that I was waiting for my fated.

can’t let Sylvester keep her, Devin,” Rex said, growling in

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

I was

attacked for taxes, was

for the visit because of my mental state, but I had no choice

nice.

I was able

ready to head to my

Brighton.

at the office and waited

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

a drink, and he accepted.

so much, Alpha Devin, for

The north speaks poorly

he said, gulping his

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

dead. He pretended he

I

to marry

luna from the east.

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

with

I asked him, and he nodded.

Too bad she

say she seemed happy for a captive. I could not tell if it were pretence or that it

and my hands were shaking. I was filled with anger and fear

take.

began to growl in my head. How would she be able to

wasn’t lying when he said they had fallen in

a way to see her before he

her. I needed her

to me.

you

me, and

myself and smiled at him.

I said,