The Dark Side of Fate

50 Brighton’s festival

~Tamia~ 1

Avery and I insisted on sharing the same

room. Alpha Jake offered to have his pack

doctor examine me, but I refused. I

planned on managing the condition until I got back to the north.

“That went well; too well, I must say,”

Avery linked me, trying to be cautious,

and I smiled at her.

“He believed Leo when he told him but

still felt insulted until I showed up,” I linked her back, explaining my deduction.

“Alpha Jake Brighton is an old-fashioned man. He expected word to have gone to

Sylvester’s ears of the atrocity in Brighton, and he expected Sylvester to apologise personally even though he had no hand in it. It is an ego thing for the old

man, nothing more.” I linked Avery, and she laughed. 1

“What do you think about Councilwoman Pamela? The woman reeks of treachery,”

Avery said aloud, and I laughed. It would

be unwise for us to remain silent all

through the room.

Being former Lunas of top packs, we understood the politics. Alpha Brighton

wanted to keep an eye on us and our

activities in his territory, so he offered we

stay in his house; I was sure people were listening to our conversation.

We had dinner with Alpha Jake, Mikail, his nephew, Iris, his daughter and Donald, his son. His son and nephew

were about my age, and I figured Donald would succeed his father soon. His

daughter, Iris, kept staring at us during dinner, and I was a bit uncomfortable,

but I let it be.

We ate in silence and returned to our

room.

“Donald did not seem to like us. I do not know what his deal is. Jake’s nephew, Mikail, was worse. He kept staring at us.

Honestly, I can’t wait to be out of this

place,” Avery said, lying next to me, and I

smiled. The feeling was mutual.

“I am missing Marcel,” She said and

sighed.

“He didn’t want me to come, but I

insisted. Right now, I just want to head

back to the north and never leave his side.

It has just been a few hours, and I am

missing him so badly,” She said, and I smiled because I felt the same way.

I wondered what Sylvester was doing. As much as I wanted to place a call, it was

best I didn’t.

I was about to fall asleep when my phone.

rang. I did not need to guess who it was. I

answered in a heartbeat.

“Miss me already, Green eyes?” he said,

and I giggled on the phone.

“More than you can imagine. Would have returned in the morning, but Alpha Jake

invited us to a festival tomorrow evening,

so we will return after the festival,” I

said, and he grumbled on the phone.

We talked about his day, and I handed the phone to Avery to speak with Marcel. Apparently, she did not come with her

phone.

We said good night and fell asleep.

We had breakfast in the morning with our

children, and it was a

uncomfortable one.

are you

a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

won’t. They are marrying the men that attacked their people and took them away from their husbands. If it isn’t shameless and a desperate act of social climbing,

home, allow them to eat at our table and pretend everything is okay. Mikail doesn’t have a mother because of the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I say these eastern. whores should be ashamed of themselves, “He said, and I put down my cutlery and wiped my

to speak when I

call people names and judge them when you do not have the full picture. It

moral values when you have not experienced certain

outside is

mate vile and evil, but he

Where

broke his promises

rights and standing as luna? Where was your moral

husband abused her

day and night, forced

mistress and placed the bitch above her? No one was willing to help, knowing what

monsters revived our faith in

us the

again. Sylvester wiped away my tears and gave

My husband did not give me up; I gave myself up to

your mother and aunt,

Sylvester is nothing

too blind

into

I said,

the meal; I could not let

No one

Brighton gave us a

many things that needed improvement, and I made

relay to Sylvester when

work to help with the income. He

I had always known Leo to have

I was glad the

didn’t take it

he?” I asked, eager to know how he was

eagerness.

like he has

he is

closure,” He said, and I

did not give him

needed.

it to himself. I think he is finding it hard to forgive himself. I doubt there is anything you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty happy. I believe you love

thanked him.

hope Donald and Mikail will

Honestly, that is the reason I haven’t handed the pack over

over, but I am

bad decision that

our people into

and I smiled

We all

and he nodded.

sorry about

that I truly feel honoured that he sent you,” he said, and I smiled.

and me.

and are still holding firm. You need all the

wrestling for power.

lunas are never secure, so you have to be

to be affiliated with

happened, the council is only partially loyal to the Lord. He needs

Maurice knew this, and that

was ruthless. Hence why I do not have a grudge against the

to be a certain way so there would be

Sylvester is trying to be kind, but someone has to be stern,

to the ground. He

his father’s time. I am

of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He said, and I absorbed every word and

ask him to elaborate.

mind telling me about the power struggle?” I asked,

Stephanie Volkov,” He said,

treated well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He said,

countenance. 1

an issue?” he asked, and

my head

the best position to tell me since you experienced when she was in power,” I

laughed.

special

bright. That was

his fated to her,” he said, and

was in shock.

ever mentioned that Maurice

that Stephanie had to

him with his fated.

fated?” I asked the man,

nodded.

was a well-kept secret.

Belyaev family, so

dethrone her. His

Alissa

merchant family in Gad.

not share her title even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the

of his

fought about it often, but when the Belyaevs threatened to divide the north, Maurice had to let comply. Hence, why Maurice became power-hungry

the man wanted to be

be able

as the Belyaevs did.