The Dark Side of Fate

41 Enforcer Bryce Golubev

~Leo~

I was sitting in my office when Casper

came to me in a hurry. He seemed like he

had rushed there from home.

I had asked him to take the week off

because his mate had given birth, so I knew whatever might have brought him to my office was important.

‘Envoys have been sent from the north and have just passed Hill Valley; they are heading here, Alpha. They say the Lord sent them,” Casper said, sounding nervous, and I knew why.

We had waited for the Wolf Lord to bring his people since he conquered us and took most of our women as trophies. I thought he had changed his mind when time

passed, and nothing happened, but I was

wrong.

“Are they officers?” I asked Casper, and

he nodded.

“Marlo said they were battle ready. It

seems they believe we might revolt to

whatever news they bring, and they are willing to use force if necessary.” Casper said, sounding worried, and I wondered what more Volkov wanted from me. He

had taken everything from me. What more did he want?

I sat in my office and told Casper to go home, just in case it turned into a fight, so he would not be caught up in it.

“I won’t leave you to face those

barbarians alone. What Kyle did to us is unforgivable because he was the one that made that man pick interest in the east,”

he said, complaining bitterly. We sat

worried about what might befall us.

Finally, the men arrived, and I offered

them seats in my office. They did not seem like they wanted to stay, so I did not bother to ask questions; I just let them get straight to the point.

“Alpha Albert, My name is Bryce Golubev, a lead enforcer for the northern council, appointed and sanctioned by lord Volkov himself,” He said with pride. I nodded at

him and greeted him.

I wondered why a head enforcer would be

sent to me, and it bothered me.

“We are here, under the order of the

council by lord Volkov, to collect on the

eastern developmental tax,” He said. I frowned at him, not knowing what the hell he was talking about.

“What taxes?” I asked the man, and he brought out a document with the Wolf

Lord’s seal.

“Why are we to pay these taxes?” I asked

him.

“This tax is for the regions under the

Wolf Lord. This region has been conquered by the north,” he said and stood up.

“I am not here to chit-chat, alpha Albert.

I will be back in a week to collect. Please

make what is necessarily available.” He said, and they excused themselves. 1

I felt insulted.

my

passive and dislike war, but this

much. First, he takes my wife

There was

man could take.

my Luna; now he was doing this. How far to the ground did he want to beat me? Devin was right about this man being

do?” Casper asked me, and I sighed.

to have a serious talk with our

need to do. There is no way

development taxes to the north.” I

and he sighed.

suggest you contact the

making hasty

us to make a mistake,” he

and I frowned

not attack us when Devin and

council abusing its power. Let us not be hasty. I think you should place a call to him directly this time instead of sending a letter. We can then decide what to

said, and I realised

smacked my head for being hasty. Because I wasn’t over the fact that

troubled me and made

I will call him tomorrow and

anyone in charge,” I told

was grateful for was

Golubev did not decide to attack me. It would have been gory.

like he

lunch and dinner. I wondered what they gave the northern

to find Amanda

I was livid.

there?” I yelled at her. I was angry and rushed

scent

and she was in tears, her hand

to clean the room and air the space” She explained, and I did

care.

I warn you not to go in there? Why did you do

and locking it with a key.

room, and you are not allowed in there,” I said,

moved on with her life, so why can’t we

have a life to move

It isn’t my fault that they took her! It isn’t my

lied to your father so he could

into my home. I hurt my wife in ways I can never forgive

she shook

me for hurting Tamia,

You should have rejected me instead of making out

have shown

my way in

the

it what you want. Your actions gave me hope to

don’t blame me

That was you, Leo. That was all you, and I refuse

have taken her away. You stood no

pointed out.

the depth of truth she had spoken about me not

right. I

reluctance gave her hope and

Fate didn’t force me

did it of

volition.

would have stood a chance if she fought beside me, but she gave up on us the moment she found out you were pregnant,” I said; she began to

pregnant. You did. So stop making me out to be the bad guy. Other than the lie I told against her, which you did

did not ever plan

to make something beautiful out of the misery fate brought upon

supposed to stay in

to visit

in the north. I had a job and

I set my eyes on you, Leo, so stop making it seem like I was the one that did something bad here,” She said in tears and took the

sat down on the couch and bowed my head in shame.

was selfish and weak. I only thought of myself and believed I

fated. I thought I was smart. I broke