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

his children, and it was

uncomfortable one.

you two

a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

from their husbands. If it isn’t shameless and a desperate act of social climbing, then I do not know what

the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I say these eastern. whores should be ashamed of themselves, “He said, and I put down my cutlery

father was going to speak

and judge them when you do not have the full

and moral values when you have

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

mate vile and evil, but

saviour. Where

when my ex-husband broke his promises and

lost my rights and standing as luna? Where was your

Avery’s husband abused her

wolf day and night,

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

our faith

the strength and courage

away my tears and gave me hope when

husband did not give me up; I gave myself

your mother and aunt, I

but Sylvester is

too blind to see it,

look into

morals,” I said, picking up

meal; I

one said

gave us a

things that needed improvement,

to Sylvester when I got

the

him. I had always known

was glad the things

take it from

to know how

eagerness.

like he has seen better

Corrigan said he

you. I guess he needs closure,” He said, and

not give him

needed.

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 run away. He is a lucky man,”

thanked him.

Donald and Mikail will heal

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

take over, but I

a bad

and our people into

I smiled at

We

and he nodded.

about the initial

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

and me.

all the strength you can manage in that place. The north

wrestling for power.

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

be affiliated with

the council is only partially loyal

this,

I do not have a

a certain way so there would be peace

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

the ground. He might

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

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

ask him to elaborate.

telling me about the

start with Stephanie Volkov,” He said,

her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He

countenance. 1

he

my head

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

laughed.

special about her.

bright. That was why

to her,” he said, and

was in shock.

ever mentioned that

or that Stephanie

him with his fated.

fated?” I asked the man, and

nodded.

a well-kept secret. Stephanie

of the Belyaev family, so

dethrone her.

Alissa Pavlishchev. She

merchant

the Lord was and still is allowed

of

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 a

wanted to

no one would be able to

as the Belyaevs did.