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 patience. I

dislike

too much. First, he takes my

There was just so much

could take.

this. How far to the ground did he want to

should we do?” Casper asked me,

a meeting. I think it is time to have a serious talk with our

need to do. There is no

development taxes to the

he

you contact the

hasty

not want us to

and I frowned at my beta,

us when Devin

I think you should place a call to him directly this time instead of sending a

said, and I realised he was right.

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

wife troubled me and

office number. I will call him tomorrow and

him or anyone in charge,” I told Casper,

was grateful

Bryce Golubev did not decide to attack me.

looked like he ate silver

what

to

I was livid.

are you doing in there?” I yelled at her. I was angry and rushed to the

Tamia’s scent

room, and she was in tears, her

the room and air

care.

you not to go in there? Why did you do it?” I said, closing

it

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

isn’t coming back, Leo. I am sure she has moved on with her life, so why can’t we move on with ours?” She yelled back

didn’t give herself up, we wouldn’t have a life to move on with,”

they took Tamia away was mope about. You have been distant. It isn’t my fault that they took

you lied to your father so he could

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

shook her

blame me

rejected me instead of making out with me on

shown

rejected me. Instead, you held out. I had to force my way in because your lack of rejection gave me

she was the reason you

gave

don’t blame me for

you, and I refuse to pay

the north would have taken her away. You stood no chance against those soldiers,”

pointed out.

depth of truth

She was right.

gave her

Fate didn’t force me to

I did it of

volition.

me, but she gave up on us the moment she found out you were pregnant,” I said; she began to

guy. Other than the lie I told against her, which you did not believe, I did absolutely nothing wrong. Tamia had left you before she left physically, and you

did not ever plan to

what fate mapped out for me. I am sorry for trying to make something beautiful out of the misery fate brought upon us, She said and wiped

supposed to stay in the east. I

supposed to visit my father and

came from, on Kanes Island in the north. I had a job and a good life there. Everything went away the

was the one that did something bad here,” She said in tears and took the mop stick away. 2

my head in shame. I was ashamed

thought of myself and believed I could eat my cake and

wife and my fated. I thought I