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,

cry.

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

head.

found my fated tonight,” I told

she yelled and

fuck!!!” She

kiss me; he almost

liked it,” I

good for you and Sylvester, Tamia,” she said, and I shook my

him, and he accepted,

like shit. I

Sylvester,” I said,

the bravest thing

do. I am sure a kiss. will be better than running off with your fated. Besides, nothing

it was just a kiss.

scent off your

have to tell

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

you are behaving, I

let it

I nodded. 2

was it?” She asked me, and I

at her.

said, and her eyes looked like

the sockets.

way!” she exclaimed, and

lot. The way he

couldn’t sense him because of Leo’s

were asking if anything was between you two. Why didn’t he claim you as his at the party?” She asked the same question

him.

said he wanted the moment to

the man ever hear of

Seize the Moment?” she said,

not know what to

not,” she

and move on,”

share?” I asked her, and

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

do not think you should worry about things like that. All we can know is the moment,

it take care of

chin gently.

will ever change that,” She said and kissed

bags. I want to see my man tomorrow

doctor because you do

the shower, and

which food was

our room by Iris, and we

on us, and Avery

needed to

him we would

as five

for staying and attending the festival and

other soon.

party would not

he promised to

and

we

too sick

it was the

made my sickness worse.

us to Gad, where we

return

of the time in

my skin was burning

know if Devin was

I doubted it.

mainly because of my

like forever, and when we landed in the north, Kappa Wilson, whom I did not like much for slapping me when they

receive us.

and treated us with the utmost

to slap me again,

health and sadness did

let me tease him.

estate, and I was

but none of them

he

Theodore.

us, and we

it

was ill.

happened to her?”

while she used

bring down my temperature.

was sick before we left, but it took

and Linda was worried.