The Dark Side of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 74

74 The Lady In Peach

~Tamia~

Sylvester’s eyes lingered on her, not moving, not blinking.

I wondered if she was Susan. I looked around, and I saw Leo looking at me with concern.

I could remember this scene from before. It had happened to me before, but I did not want to believe it was happening to me again.

I saw Linda and Theodore dancing and did not want to call them. Stephanie was talking to one of the guests, and Marcel was introducing Avery to people.

I did not know if I should squeeze Sylvester’s thigh or call his name.

“Sylvester,” I said with a breathy voice, and he did not respond.

My heart began to race.

“No, no, no, Tamia,” Kaira said in pain, and I contemplated waiting around to experience the disgrace that would ensue.

“Sylvester,” I said with a breathy voice again, but his eyes remained fixed on the blond woman in the peach dress, and I watched the words escape his lips.

“Mate“. 4

My eyes filled with tears immediately, but I fought them.

Even if I cried, it would not be in public. It would not be in the eyes of Pamela and Leo. It will not be before everyone. So I held it together, but I was utterly broken inside.

The woman began to approach. She was beautiful. Hourglass shape, plump lips, doe eyes, oval–shaped face. Perfect in every way. I sat still, shaking inside.

Sylvester stared at her; to him, she was the only person in the world. I understood the feeling; I had been there. Every fibre of me wanted Devin. I wanted him so badly, but I fought it. I did not know where the strength came from, but I fought it. It didn’t look like Sylvester was putting up a fight.

Sylvester was the wolf lord. He did not need to fight it. He was allowed to have mistresses and keep harems. Being faithful to me was a choice for him and not an obligation.

He had not claimed me yet and did not need a blue moon to claim this woman. I was truly fucked.

What if he accepts and claims her and chooses to keep me as his mistress because of his baby? If that ever happened to me, I would run away and not look back.

I sat still and watched her approach. I wanted to chase her out of the hall and have the guards hurl her away, kicking and screaming, but I knew Sylvester wouldn’t have that. She was his mate, after all.

Her eyes were teary as she approached. She looked relieved and happy. There was so much joy in her and a tinge of regret too. Who was she?

“Mate,” I heard Knight say with a growl, and my insides churned. I could no longer speak. Breathing was hard, but I sat still. 1

“Susan?” Sylvester said, and I figured out why they both strongly reacted to the mate bond.

She was Susan, his Susan, the Susan that he told me I did not need to worry about. He lied.

I now understood the look of regret in her eyes.

If only she had stayed and not run off to the south, they would have been happily married with pups by now. Suddenly I felt like a placeholder for her.

myself. I prepared myself mentally to walk away from the hall. She approached

a breathy voice

down her face. People were staring at us, and

direction of

someone at

saw him, and I could see that

because everyone was looking at Sylvester and Susan before Leo diverted their

looked back at Susan and Sylvester, and

but I

staring at him

completely as if I wasn’t there, and I could not blame her. How could she acknowledge her placeholder? She had returned to take her man, and it seemed

low growls coming from Sylvester, and his breathing

breathe her scent.

him battling Knight, and I knew fate had done

do to

alright that it happened to me once,

found their fated in the Mountain

to happen to me three times?

be strong through

words ran through my mind, and I was

it and called Leo

said, and

broke because he called her name and not mine. He

guess that was my cue to

about to

up and continued to stare

leave and go and hide. There was no way I

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I had known, I wouldn’t have left,” Susan said, tears spilling

reply. He was staring at her, and I could feel

you

completing her

still. I tried to wiggle my hand away from his. My tears were threatening to spill, and

are wrong. I have someone I love, and we will be getting married

Thinking Fate was a strong reason for him

do not care about such things,”

me and bring me back so I can be your Luna. Now fate has made it

love very much, Susan,”

doubted he would want to risk being weak because of

be at

won’t be mad,” I linked him, resigning myself to my fate, and he squeezed my wrist. His hand was shaking. It was difficult for him to resist her. It would be so because they

should have stayed away like my mother warned you to,” He said, and she

afraid of what would happen if I did. Please, Sylvester. We are meant for each other. My heart still beats for you the same. Please. I did not leave you intentionally; I wasn’t given a choice, please. We can make this work. We are destined to be together,” She argued, and he

in private without interference. Please.” She pleaded for privacy because

and I,” She said, and her eyes looked at his hand on my wrist. There was a rage in

to control herself. I could see it,

a private place to talk things through, away from the