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.

are you two

very

his father cautioned him.

took them away from their husbands. If it isn’t shameless

our 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

going to speak when I stopped

is easy to point fingers, call people names and judge them when you do not have the

when you

from the outside is easy. You

call my mate vile and evil,

saviour. Where

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

and standing as luna? Where was

Avery’s husband abused her

and night, forced

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

monsters revived our faith

gave us the strength and courage

again. Sylvester wiped away my tears and gave

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

your mother and aunt,

you, but Sylvester

If you are too blind to see

look into

I said, picking up

continue the meal; I

one said anything.

Brighton gave us a tour

I saw many things that needed

Sylvester when I got

to help with the income.

had always

was

didn’t take it

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

eagerness.

he has

said he

guess he needs closure,” He said,

not give

needed.

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

thanked him.

and

I haven’t handed the pack over to Donald

over, but

bad decision that

people

and I smiled

will heal, Alpha. We all do,”

and he nodded.

sorry about the initial

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

and me.

all the strength you can manage in that place. The north is a political jungle of

wrestling for power.

so you have to be

to be affiliated with the

happened, the council is only partially loyal to the

Maurice knew this,

I do not

be a certain way so there would be peace in

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

ears to the ground. He might

spillover of something from his father’s time. I am not sure, but

of the north,” He said, and I absorbed every word and then used that

ask him to elaborate.

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

Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and

a nice woman, wasn’t treated well by her family and her mate,

countenance. 1

issue?” he

my head

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

laughed.

nothing special about

so bright. That was why

his fated to her,” he said,

was in shock.

ever mentioned that Maurice

or that

him with his fated.

I asked

nodded.

was a well-kept secret.

Belyaev family,

dethrone her. His fated’s

Lady Alissa Pavlishchev. She

merchant family in

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

of his

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

believe the man wanted

be able

as the Belyaevs did.