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

uncomfortable one.

you two

a very disrespectful tone,

his father cautioned him.

people and took them away from their husbands. If it isn’t shameless and a desperate act of social

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 and wiped my

to speak when I

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

and moral values when you have not experienced certain

the outside is

my mate vile and evil,

Where was your

ex-husband broke his promises and forced me to

my rights and standing as luna? Where was your moral

Avery’s husband abused her

wolf day and night,

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

revived our

us the strength

my tears and gave me hope when I thought

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

mother and aunt, I

you, but Sylvester is

If you are too blind to

into

morals,” I said,

I could not

No one

gave us

I saw many things that needed improvement, and I made

to Sylvester when I

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

always known Leo

was glad the

take

to know how he was doing but

eagerness.

like he has

Corrigan said he is

closure,” He said, and

give him the closure

needed.

you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty

thanked him.

hope Donald and Mikail

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

over, but I

a bad decision that would

and our people into trouble.”

and I smiled

We all do,”

and he nodded.

about the initial

sent you,” he said, and I

and me.

women have been through a lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage in that place. The

wrestling for power.

as lunas are never secure, so you

be affiliated with

only partially loyal to the Lord.

this,

why I do not have

be a certain way so there would

kind, but someone has to be stern,

ears to the ground.

of something from his father’s time. I am not

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

ask him to elaborate.

the power struggle?”

with Stephanie Volkov,” He said, and my

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

countenance. 1

he asked, and I

my head

the best position to tell me since you

laughed.

nothing special about her.

so bright. That

his fated to her,”

was in shock.

ever mentioned

that

him with his fated.

asked

nodded.

well-kept secret.

Belyaev family, so no

her. His fated’s

Lady Alissa

a small merchant

even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she

one of

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 a

wanted to

be able to threaten

as the Belyaevs did.