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

said with a breathy voice

face. People were staring at us, and then someone made a loud noise

direction of

someone at the top of his

him, and I could

did to help me save face because everyone was looking at

looked back at Susan and

what to say, but

She said again, staring at him

wasn’t there, and I could not blame her. How could she acknowledge her placeholder? She had returned to take her

his breathing was a bit laboured. He did

breathe her scent.

and I could see him battling Knight, and I knew fate had done it

did I do to deserve

happened to me once, but not

a curse that followed me everywhere. Only three people found their fated in the Mountain pack, and Leo was among the three.

a rare thing have to happen to me

strong through the humiliation that was about to happen to

ran through my mind, and I

and he had disputed it and called Leo weak. I could see him

he said, and

and not mine. He did not look at me. He

guess that was my cue to

gently and was about to

and continued to stare at

wanted to leave and go and hide. There

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

at her, and I could

goddess you are..”

He said, completing her sentence,

from his. My tears were threatening to spill, and I was crumbling inside,

I have someone I love, and we will be

are fated,” She said with surprise and confusion. Thinking Fate was a

not care about such

can be your Luna.

I have someone I love

he would want to risk being weak because

brewing, and he had to be at

His hand was shaking. It was difficult for him to resist her. It

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

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

private without interference. Please.” She pleaded for privacy because she knew she could get the best

looked at his hand on my wrist. There was a rage in them, but she hid

herself. I could see it, and to her, I was

talk things through, away from the crowd,”