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

uncomfortable one.

you

with a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

that attacked their people and took them away from their

was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I

was going to

them when

moral values when you have not

people looking from the outside is easy. You call us whores and

mate vile and evil,

Where was your

when my ex-husband broke his promises and forced me to live with

standing as luna? Where was your

husband abused her

day and night,

his mistress and placed the bitch above her? No one was

revived our faith

us the strength and

tears and gave

husband did not give me up; I gave myself up to get away from

your mother and

Sylvester is

If you are too

to look into the mirror and

said, picking up

meal; I could

No one said

gave us a tour of

things that needed improvement, and I made mental

to Sylvester when I

has offered my people part- time work to help with the income. He

I had always known Leo

was

take

know how he was doing but reluctant to show

eagerness.

like he has seen

said he is still

you. I guess he needs closure,” He said, and I was hurt to learn

did not give

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

thanked him.

hope Donald and Mikail will

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

take over, but I

a bad decision

people into

and I smiled at

We all

and he nodded.

about the

I truly feel honoured that he sent you,” he said,

and me.

women have been through a lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage

wrestling for power.

places as lunas are never secure, so you have to be careful.

to be affiliated with the

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

this, and that

he was ruthless. Hence why I do not have

to be a certain way so there would be peace in our

but

ears to the ground. He might

father’s time. I am not sure,

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

ask him to elaborate.

telling me about the power struggle?”

Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and my stomach

family and her mate,

countenance. 1

he asked,

my head

like to know more about her, and you seem to be in the best position to tell

laughed.

is nothing special about her.

so bright. That was why

fated to her,” he said,

was in shock.

one ever mentioned that

that Stephanie had

him with his fated.

fated?” I asked the man, and

nodded.

a well-kept secret.

the Belyaev family, so

dethrone her.

Lady Alissa Pavlishchev.

a small merchant family in

her title even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the

one of his

the north, Maurice had to let comply.

wanted to be so

no one would be able to threaten

as the Belyaevs did.