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

his fingers, and I was trying

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 was the

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,

The shunning was a subtle rejection

force us to be together; our heart decides to accept or

into your home. Our

room and claiming her. Just like Knight let go of Susan and obeyed my choice, his wolf

nothing to gain in enforcing the union unless

spy to help him cause things that would make

might have been willingly or unwillingly helping him by

us, while I was there, she visited her father too frequently. I often thought she went to report us or tried to force her father to act in her favour, but I was wrong.

played vividly in my

quiet when Leo took

was scorned by it, but he had no avenue of which to act

championed the union was off. He did not mind his daughter being a mistress. He said he

were a bit off, but I did not pay any

treated Amanda, he should have taken her away from him by now. Instead,

that the whole Bane issue, fearing the Dark Alpha of the Dark Wolf pack and the threat of doom to the

were discussing uniting with Bane

was past midnight.

to call Leo’s cell,” I told Sylvester, and he frowned

by heart, so I just dialled and hoped he

while before he finally

with

I said, and he was

I could hear the break in

bad realising Ramsey had ruined our marriage deliberately for

had it any other way because Sylvester is my destiny, but Leo and

my pain

need your help,”

said, and I heard

Amanda there?” I said, and he was silent. Then I heard

hotel suite. What do you need?” he

the idea that we should team up with Bane because Sylvester might come for the east?”

course,” He said,

know 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 head. Can you find out how he came up with the idea?” I asked him,

call to ask for such a favour if you did not already have someone in mind and wanted

Ramsey put it in his

me; I am not trying

You saved her life that day. You could have waited for them to kill her and me before surrendering to go to

a third wheel or miserable. He just wanted her in our home. She told me he made

then again, he was the leader of the east before we took over,” I said, and I had