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.

are you two

with a very disrespectful

his father cautioned him.

attacked their people and took them away from

mother was taken from me

going to speak when I stopped

and judge them when you do not have the

values when you have

the outside is easy.

call my mate vile

saviour. Where

ex-husband broke his promises and forced me to

and I lost my rights and standing

husband

and night, forced her

No one was willing to help, knowing what

monsters revived our faith

us the strength

my tears and gave me hope when I

give me up; I gave

and

you, but Sylvester

are too blind to see

into the mirror and

morals,” I said, picking up

I could not let

No one said anything.

Brighton gave us a tour

I saw many things that needed improvement, and I made

relay to Sylvester when

with the income. He is truly a nice man.”

him. I had always known Leo

I was glad the

take

is he?” I asked, eager to know how he was doing but reluctant to

eagerness.

like he

said he is still

I guess he needs closure,” He said,

give him the closure

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, or you would have used this opportunity to

thanked him.

hope Donald and Mikail will

the reason I haven’t handed the pack over to Donald yet; he is

but I am

make a bad decision

people

I smiled

heal, Alpha. We all do,”

and he nodded.

about the initial

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

and me.

are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage in that place. The north is a political jungle of

wrestling for power.

are never secure, so you have to be

be affiliated with the

has happened, the council is only partially loyal to the

this, and that

Hence why I do not have

be a certain way so there

to be kind, but someone has to be stern, keep an

ears to the

spillover of something from his father’s

the six ruling houses of the north,” He said, and I absorbed every word and then

ask him to elaborate.

about the power struggle?”

Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and my stomach

is a nice woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate, but she can

countenance. 1

issue?” he asked, and

my head

to be in the best position

laughed.

special about

That

fated to her,” he said, and

was in shock.

ever mentioned

that Stephanie had

him with his fated.

asked the

nodded.

well-kept secret. Stephanie

the Belyaev family, so

her. His fated’s

Lady Alissa Pavlishchev.

merchant family in Gad.

though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one

one of his

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

the man wanted

one would be able

as the Belyaevs did.