The Dark Side of Fate

{Book 2} Chapter 48 – ~Leo~

I remained sitting beside Amelia at the foot of the bed. The shock of my father’s call still ran through me, and I didn’t know how to shake it off.

I did not know how to feel about his call and its urgency. It was baffling.

I was mad, confused, shocked, name it. I felt all the emotions pouring through and did not know how to sort through them.

My parents had been gone for seven years, and I somehow believed something had happened to them. Hearing my father speak on the phone was mind-bugging. Why would they finally reach out after all these years? What had changed?

It was customary for Alphas to take a long trip once they had handed over to their successor, but they usually returned home or stayed in touch. It was a way of enjoying a burden-free life.

Most Alphas settle elsewhere, so they do not feel the urge to get involved with pack matters, and it is reasonable.

Goddess knows I will need that time away from my pack so Amelia and I can collect ourselves and start a family. Too bad I won’t have that luxury until we hand the pack over to our successors, and that was twenty-one years from when we have children.

We still had a long way to go.

My parents, on the other hand, went missing in action. There was no explanation for their disappearance. Tamia and I were worried for a while before we decided to move on and hope for the best.

I wondered what had happened. I also hoped bad network coverage was the reason the phone call ended because my father sounded like there was trouble.

If only he had called me with an actual number, I would have called back and had it traced. I would just have to hope that they show up as promised.

Amelia touched my hand gently without speaking. She understood me so well, and I wondered how. She knew this wasn’t the time to ask questions, and I respected her for it. She was giving me the time to process what was happening.

looked at her.

easy to be with and peaceful, Moonlight. The moon got it right this time,”

I decided to tell her what had

as I respected her giving me time, I should not keep

says he and my mother are on their way to Mountain,” I said, and she

themselves available,” She said, and I laughed at the statement. That was precisely what was happening because they had deliberately stayed

hand on my

you are mad, Leo, and maybe confused, but this is better than nothing,” she said with

that opportunity. To know my parents or family, even for a day. You did not only spend your early years with them;

set aside my feelings about my parents and faced the issue. I planned on dealing with their issue when they finally showed up. I contemplated telling Amelia our northern friends were coming but knowing how close she was to

and cook. I am

have the omegas cook it. It is bad enough that we are housing them; you do not have to cook for them, too,” I complained, not wanting my mate

process. There was a twinkle in her eyes while she did it, and I wondered how she could remain happy through everything;

cooking, Leo. It is a great hobby for

eat my food. I enjoy the compliments and the praises I get, making me want to cook more. It isn’t work when

look I gave every time I ate your food when you just arrived,” I teased, and she

to something with all the mouth-watering delicacies she prepared when she started

need a bigger house then, so you can have a bigger kitchen to work with and a bigger dining table to invite and feed more

that castle in the north for a week, I doubt I will want it. We will need workers, and we won’t have the privacy

to adjust to the

would have to move to a bigger house because of our northern friends, I had to find a way to get Amelia used to temporarily moving to a bigger

move to a bigger house temporarily this week to accommodate my parents when they come. Also, Vino will

be thrilled. She did not want me to leave, Leo.