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 it was a

uncomfortable one.

are you two

a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

but I won’t. They are marrying the men that attacked their people and took them away from

because of the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I say these

going to speak when I stopped

and judge them when you do not

you have not experienced certain

people looking from the outside is easy. You

call my mate vile and evil, but he

Where was your

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

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

husband abused her

day and night, forced her

the bitch above her? No one was willing to help, knowing what she was going

revived our

us the strength and

my tears and gave me hope when

give me up; I gave myself up to get away from

mother and aunt,

Sylvester is

If you are too blind to

look into

morals,” I said, picking up my

the meal; I

one said anything.

us a tour of

needed improvement, and I

to Sylvester when I got

people part- time work to help with the income. He is truly a nice man.” Jake

had always known Leo

I was glad

didn’t take it

asked, eager to know how he was

eagerness.

like he has seen

he

closure,” He said, and

not give him the

needed.

you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty happy. I believe you love Volkov, or you would have used this opportunity

thanked him.

hope Donald and

I haven’t handed

take over, but I

make a bad

people into

I smiled

We all do,”

and he nodded.

sorry about the

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

and me.

lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength

wrestling for power.

lunas are never secure, so you have

affiliated with the

that has happened, the council is only partially loyal

Maurice knew this, and that

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

be a certain way so there would be

kind, but

the ground. He

spillover of something from his father’s time. I

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

ask him to elaborate.

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

He said, and my stomach

nice woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He

countenance. 1

there an issue?” he asked,

my head

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

laughed.

special about her.

so bright. That was why

fated to her,” he said,

was in shock.

mentioned that

fated or that Stephanie had to

him with his fated.

fated?” I asked

nodded.

was a well-kept secret. Stephanie

of the Belyaev family, so

her. His

Lady Alissa Pavlishchev.

merchant

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

one of his

about it often, but when the Belyaevs threatened to divide the north, Maurice had to

the man wanted to be

one would be

as the Belyaevs did.