The Dark Side of Fate

103 Too Little Too Late

~Tamia~

I spent thirty minutes more in Stephanie’s room until she fell asleep. Then I asked a maid to remove the green drink from the room and returned to mine.

I was surprised that Sylvester hadn’t returned, and I wondered what was keeping him. I decided to link him.

“How is it going?” I asked him.

“I am on my way,” he replied, and I did not like the answer.

If it were something good, he would have said ‘great’ or ‘we caught them’ or ‘ he was cooperative’, but his response implied he wanted to discuss something serious with me.

Had he learned about Jenny’s computer too?

I sat up in bed and waited.

Sylvester walked in ten minutes later.

He did not say anything. Instead, he went to the bathroom, showered and slipped into something comfortable before coming to bed. I sat up, waiting for him.

He leaned close and kissed me passionately, then rested his forehead against mine and sighed. Breaking away, he buried his nose in my neck and held me to his body.

“Tamia,” he breathed, and I knew he was troubled.

I touched his head and ran my fingers through his hair to calm him down. He must have learned something horrible. We honestly deserved a break.

“Tell me,” I said, and he squeezed me tightly.

“He talked. Liam spilt everything, and it isn’t good,” he said and broke away so we could keep eye contact.

“I wasn’t going to tell you any of it so you won’t get upset, but I can’t keep secrets from you, Tamia, you are my better half, and I do not want to lose your trust. So I will go against my better judgement and tell you. Please do not get upset,” he said, and I smiled at him.

“As long as it does not involve you being with another woman, I can deal,” I said, giggling, and he smiled at me.

“Far from it,” he said, and I already knew it.

He told me everything Liam had split, and I was in shock. I tried to hide it, but I couldn’t. I saw the implications of what they were doing. I was mad. Getting a Sidorov and an Orlov involved meant big trouble for Marcel and Theodore.

“I am trying to seek Devin’s help. So far, they have been unable to get into his territory,” He said, and I wondered if Devin would want to help him out. Knowing how much Devin hated Sylvester and his family.

“He is very tight with his alphas and ruthless too. Leo is lenient, so I can understand them corrupting some of his people.

Devin’s family has led the south for many years. Power shifted to Leo recently; before then, Ramsey’s family was in charge,” I said, and he looked at me wide-eyed. It seemed like a light bulb had turned on in his head. It was cute.

“Why didn’t I see it from that angle?” He said, asking himself and not me.

“Of course, Ramsey has a reason to work against Leo. Now I see everything,” he said, and I did not know what to think.

looked like he was

his daughter into your home.” He said, counting, using his fingers, and I was trying to make

sure he must have been trying other things before then, Tamia. Fate only worked in his favour where Amanda was concerned. I am sure he did not expect to be lucky. His daughter’s fated

a problem. The reason Leo refused to accept and honour the bond. The obstacle preventing him from getting close enough to do damage. You were a problem, his problem,” He said, and I was beginning to see his point. I waited patiently

The shunning was a subtle rejection but a rejection nonetheless, and that is why Leo is still unable to bond with Amanda

not force us to be together; our heart decides to accept or reject

into your home. Our wolves are primal hence why we have to control them,” He said and got

told me his wolf betrayed him by taking over, leading him to Amanda’s room and claiming her. Just like Knight let go of Susan and obeyed my choice,

nothing to gain in enforcing the union unless he wanted to watch Leo and counter

a spy to help him cause things that would make people doubt

unwillingly helping

throughout the time Amanda was with us, while I was there, she visited her father too frequently. I often thought she went

past played vividly in

quiet when Leo took over, and

he had no avenue of which to act on

mistress. He

his words were a bit off, but I did not

Leo treated Amanda, he should have taken her away

Amanda got into the picture that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the

uniting with Bane

past midnight. What I

need to call Leo’s cell,” I told Sylvester, and he frowned at me but handed me my

by heart, so I just dialled

a while

he said with a sleepy

he was silent, then

and I could hear the

had ruined our

my

pain and fought

I need your help,” I

you want..” he said, and

and he

the hotel suite. What do you need?” he said,

should team up with Bane because Sylvester might come for the

He said, and

who put that in his head. Kyle isn’t our leader; he must have had a discussion with someone, and they sort of put it in his

such a favour if you did not already have someone in mind and wanted to clarify,”

Ramsey put it in his

Amanda’s father, and trust me; I am not trying to get at her..” I said, and he

Amanda for anything. You saved her life that day. You could have waited for them to kill her and me before surrendering to go to the north. You ensured both of us survived, so I can never think

be a third wheel or miserable. He just wanted her in our home. She told

Leo. He shouldn’t do that, but then again, he was the leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I had forgotten myself and used ‘WE’,