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

children, and

uncomfortable one.

you two

a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

and took them away from

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 Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I say these eastern. whores should be

father was going to speak

point fingers, call people names and judge them when you do

values when you have

people looking from the outside is easy. You call

mate vile and

saviour. Where was

promises and forced me to live with

my rights and standing as luna?

husband

wolf day and night, forced

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

revived our faith

the strength and

Sylvester wiped away my tears and gave me hope when

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

and aunt, I

you, but Sylvester is

too blind to see

look into

I said, picking up my

the meal; I could

one said anything.

Brighton gave us

that needed improvement, and

to Sylvester

to help with the income. He is truly a nice man.” Jake said,

him. I had always known Leo to have

was glad the things

didn’t take it from

is he?” I asked, eager to know how he

eagerness.

looks like he has

he

needs closure,” He said, and I was hurt

did not give

needed.

is anything you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty happy.

thanked him.

hope Donald and

haven’t handed the pack over to

but I am afraid

make a bad decision that would

our people

and I smiled at

We all do,”

and he nodded.

am sorry about the

he sent you,” he said,

and me.

through a lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage in that

wrestling for power.

as lunas are never secure, so

to be affiliated with the

that has happened, the council is only partially loyal to the Lord.

this, and that

ruthless. Hence why I do not

certain way so there would be peace in our

kind, but someone has to be stern, keep

to the ground. He might

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

of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,”

ask him to elaborate.

me about the power struggle?”

start with Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and

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

countenance. 1

issue?” he asked, and I

my head

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

laughed.

is nothing special

so bright. That was why

fated to her,” he said,

was in shock.

ever mentioned

or that Stephanie had

him with his fated.

asked

nodded.

a well-kept secret. Stephanie is

Belyaev

dethrone her. His fated’s

Lady Alissa

a small merchant family in Gad.

was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the woman

one of

to divide the north, Maurice had to let comply. Hence, why Maurice became power-hungry and a

wanted to

be able to

as the Belyaevs did.