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.

the room, and I began

cry.

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

head.

found my fated tonight,” I told her, and

and sat

fuck fuck!!!” She

kiss me; he almost

it,” I said, crying. She held

for you and Sylvester, Tamia,” she said, and

rejected him, and he accepted, but

feel like shit. I feel like

I said, and

have done the bravest thing that

been able to do. I am sure a kiss. will

it was just a kiss.

scent off your

have to

a reason doesn’t exist. Telling him. about

are behaving,

so let it go,” she

I nodded. 2

it?” She asked

at her.

eyes looked like they were going to

the sockets.

way!” she exclaimed, and

explains a lot.

the dinner was weird. You couldn’t sense him because of Leo’s mark,” She said, then stood up

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

him.

wanted the moment to

Did the man ever

Seize the Moment?” she

not know

guess not,”

dust yourself and move on,” She said,

and makes me share?” I asked her, and she realised what

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

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

control. Let it take care of itself,” she

chin gently.

and now, Sylvester loves you; I doubt anything will ever change

I want to see my man tomorrow morning, and you need

because you

to the shower,

after which food was

by Iris, and

to check on us, and Avery told him my illness had

needed

told him we would like to leave

five

for staying and attending the festival and hoped

other soon.

the party would

promised to

was restless most of the night, and it

to what we said would happen, we woke around six in

sick

wondered if it

made my sickness worse.

us to Gad, where we

to return to

time in

my skin was burning

to know if Devin was

somehow I doubted

mainly because

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

receive us.

and treated us with the utmost

to slap me again, and I wanted to

health and

let me tease him.

the estate,

but none of

he nor

Theodore.

receive us, and

then, it was evident that

was ill.

her?” I

she used a cold

bring down my temperature.

it took a turn for the worse last night,”

and Linda was worried.