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

and his children, and

uncomfortable one.

you two leaving?”

with a very

his father cautioned him.

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, then I do not know what is. Yet

a mother because of the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet

father was going to speak when

people names and judge them when you do not have the full picture. It is easy to

loyalty and moral values when you have not experienced certain

from the outside is easy. You call us

mate vile and evil, but

saviour. Where was

promises and

lost my rights and standing as luna? Where was your moral

Avery’s husband abused

day and night,

No one was willing to

monsters revived our

gave us the strength and

away my tears and gave me hope when I

not give me up; I gave myself up to get

your mother and

you, but Sylvester is

are too blind to

look into the mirror

I said, picking up my

I could

No one

gave us

needed improvement, and I

relay to Sylvester when I got

help with the income. He

had always known Leo to have

heart. I was

didn’t take it from

eager to know how he was doing but reluctant to show

eagerness.

he has seen better

said he is

he needs closure,” He said, and

not give him the

needed.

my son during breakfast, I figured he did 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 Volkov,

thanked him.

and Mikail

happened to them. Honestly, that is the reason I haven’t handed the pack over to Donald yet;

to take over, but I am

make a bad

people into

and I

Alpha. We all

and he nodded.

sorry about the

honoured that he sent you,” he said, and I smiled. He sighed and looked

and me.

through a lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage in that place. The north is a

wrestling for power.

secure, so you have to be careful. Too

be affiliated with the

council is only partially loyal to the Lord.

Maurice knew this,

not have a

be a certain way so there

but someone has to be stern, keep an

and ears to the ground.

father’s time. I am not sure,

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

ask him to elaborate.

me about the power struggle?” I asked, and

start with Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and my stomach

woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her

countenance. 1

there an issue?” he

my head

to know more about her, and you seem to be in the best position to tell me since you experienced when she was in

laughed.

is nothing special about her.

so bright. That was why

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

nodded.

was a well-kept secret.

the Belyaev family, so no

her.

Alissa Pavlishchev.

merchant family in

was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the woman was

of his

divide the north, Maurice had to

believe the man wanted

no one would be

as the Belyaevs did.