The Dark Side of Fate

52 Going Home

~Tamia-

This was unheard of.

We sat on the grass for thirty minutes, and nothing.

“Do you feel anything? Is your wolf weak? “I asked, and he shook his head.

“Wow,” I said, and he chuckled lightly.

“Sylvester is lucky to have you,” he confessed, and I bowed my head.

“You were right, Tamia. I should have seized that moment, but I didn’t. It is my

loss,” he said, and I smiled at him.

“I know you will find someone that will love you genuinely, Devin, but please stop fighting Sylvester. He isn’t a bad guy,” I said, and he laughed.

“It’s funny you ask me not to fight the guy you rejected me for,” he said, and I knew I sounded a bit stupid. 1

“But I understand. Because there was no

love between us, all my longing for you is

gone, and I am sure the same for you. I

guess the bond is only a guide to help us

build a relationship and fall in love, hence why Leo has been unable to get over you,” he said and touched my hand and kissed it gently.

“I liked you from the moment I saw you, and I still do. I won’t attack Sylvester

because of you, Tamia, but if he looks for

my trouble, I will give it to him,” He said, and I could feel pain and heartbreak in his eyes, even though he was trying to

hide it.

“You will find someone worthy,” I said to him, and he nodded and stood up.

“I doubt she will be anything like you, Tamia. You are one of a kind,” He said,

and I smiled. 2

He stretched his hands and helped me stand up. Then pulled me close and kissed

I let him, and he broke the kiss.

“I will remember this, Tamia and I will

always seize my moment so I do not lose

out. If he ever hurts you, you can call on me, Tamia,” He said and caressed my cheek longingly. 1

“I will always answer you whenever you call me. I promise you. I do not know why this rejection did not hurt or weaken us, but I am glad that other than the heartache, we did not lose much,” he

said, and I kissed his palm, hoping I

hadn’t made a mistake and condemned

myself for nothing.

He held my hand, and I could see he was

reluctant to let go.

“Bond aside, just like Sylvester, I too would have fallen in love with you, and

maybe I had a little bit that night,” He

said.

We both chuckled lightly.

He patted my cheek and left me in the gardens, and as he walked away, my

heart was overcome with fear. Fear of the unknown. This was my chance to be with my fated, and I had thrown it away. I prayed to the goddess that I had not made a wrong choice and that this would not end up hurting me. 2

I returned to the party and sat on the high

table next to Avery.

“Goddes, Tamia, you looked ravaged,” She said, and I felt tears wanting to fall.

I felt I had wronged Sylvester and cheated

on him by letting Devin kiss me and touch.

Tears began to fall, and Avery quickly

made them excuse us, so they wouldn’t

see my tears.

returned to the room, and I

cry.

reek of someone else, Tamia. What did you do? Were you attacked?” she asked, and I

head.

my fated tonight,” I told her, and she

and sat

fuck!!!”

kiss me; he almost claimed

liked it,” I said, crying. She held

not good for you and Sylvester, Tamia,” she said, and I shook

rejected him, and he

shit. I

said, and she hugged

done the bravest

am sure a kiss. will be better than running off with your

two; it was just

off your body and

don’t have to tell Sylvester about

reason doesn’t exist. Telling him. about it means that it

how you are behaving, I know

nothing, so let it

I nodded. 2

asked

at her.

her eyes looked like they were

the sockets.

exclaimed,

explains a lot. The

couldn’t sense him because of Leo’s mark,” She said, then

he attacked the Volkov estate for you. No wonder people were asking if anything was between you two. Why didn’t he claim you as his at

him.

to be perfect,” I said, and she

Did the man

Seize the Moment?” she said,

not know what

not,”

yourself and move on,” She said,

share?” I asked her, and she realised what was

that ever happens, I know you are strong to handle it,” She said and came

should worry about things like that. All we can know is the moment, and we

is beyond our control. Let it take care of itself,” she said and lifted

chin gently.

and now, Sylvester loves you; I doubt anything will ever change that,” She said and kissed the top of my

need to shower and pack our bags. I want to see

which you will have to see the doctor because you do not seem fine,” she said, and I

led me to the shower, and

bath, after which food was

Iris, and we thanked

to check on us, and Avery told him my

needed to

told him we would like

as five in the

attending the

other soon.

party would

he promised

restless most of the night, and it took a while before sleep

what we said would happen, we woke around

sick to do

wondered if it

made my sickness worse.

to Gad, where we got

to return

the time in the

my skin was burning

know

I doubted it. I believe

mainly because of my

in the north, Kappa Wilson, whom I did not like much

receive us.

saluted us and treated us

he would want to slap me again, and I wanted to tease him about it,

and sadness

let me tease him.

arrived at the estate, and I was

but

he nor Marcel

Theodore.

came to receive us, and we went

then, it was

was ill.

happened to her?” I heard

while she used a

bring down my temperature.

before we left, but it took a turn for the worse last

and Linda was worried.