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

to me, and I wasn’t

and Tamia were together,

she was only doing what she could to survive. 2

same in her shoes.

with Leo and sharing him.

that her captivity would

that she

grant her

their territories.

actively making efforts

Leo.

didn’t she tell me her plans

did not know what to do

of

continue like this,”

said, and

lying on the grass at the back

I lived alone.

alone since my

away.

and I

always let the person I was dating know

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

I was

pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes,

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

nice.

was only glad that I was

to my office and wait for my

Brighton.

at the office and waited

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

him a drink, and he

so much, Alpha Devin, for

north speaks poorly of

is them that are savages,” he said, gulping his drink.

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

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

party. I

marry the bastard.

a luna from the east. One

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

me with those words.

I asked him,

woman. Too bad she

it were pretence or that it was her actual state

with anger and fear and battling tears from

take.

growl in my head. How would she be able to sense our bond

lying when he said they had fallen in love.

way to see her

her. I needed her to know

to

you alright?” Alpha

me, and I tried

myself and smiled at

said,