The Dark Side Of Fate

Chapter 25

25 Affirmations

Tamia-

Things got intense between Sylvester and me, and I found myself completely in love. with him.

I was afraid that I would repeat history, but my heart was beyond my control. He knew how to act, what to say and what to He made me feel like the most important person in his world, and I slowly found myself saying, ‘this is it’ but I had said that before, not so long ago, and I came out burnt and broken.

I wasn’t willing to make that jump again. It was a scary situation to be in. I tried to fight my feelings and kept telling myself it was casual.

I tried to think through the situation to guard my heart. The fact that Sylvester and I weren’t fated scared the shit out of me.

Questions of the future plagued my mind. What if she shows up one day just like Amanda? Where will that leave me? He had never told me he loved me. This could be a fun and exciting thing for him.

I scolded myself for catching feelings.

Every day we would wake up, eat, and train together. I let him go and handle his duties, and then we met in the evening and did whatever we liked.

It was fun and scary because I had fallen in love with him.

When I decided to speak to Sylvester about my fears, we were lying on the grass in the western garden, a part of the estate people rarely visited.

“Sylvester,” I said gently; we were lying side by side and looking at the stars that graced the night sky. It was a beautiful sight and a lovely moment. I was afraid that I might ruin it.

“Yes,” he replied, and I exhaled.

“Do you ever let your prisoners go?” I asked him, and he chuckled.

eyes? The ones in the

trophies,” I asked, and he exhaled

are free to leave, but they only leave if they find love or want to move to Lucland or another part of the north. They are all here of their own volition. I am a lord, not a monster. I expect the women to fall

ever settle down?” I asked him immediately,

in your harem. They said you

and I am okay where we are; that way, if you find your fated, it would not be an issue,” I said, trying to convince myself more that falling for him

to his side to look

said, and I did what he asked

meant them, Tamia. As the lord of the north with a pending war, I doubt I would want to tie any woman down. It was my way of setting them free and making them forget about me,” He said, and his words hurt because it seemed as

for my fated, I do not care about that shit, Tamia. I make my destiny. I do not care what the stars say. I won’t lose my shit or betray a woman that has been there for me. through thick and thin, because fate said so. I will reject her in a heartbeat and risk

my face gently

welling up with tears because I was a fool all over again. I had fallen completely in love with someone that did not plan on having anything

father. My trophies are not prisoners: they are free, but I won’t let you go, Tamia. You aren’t a prisoner here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my woman,” he

the same. Then he pulled me close and crashed his lips on

he said, tugging on my clothes gently, and I could not believe he had used the word ‘love’ with me. He moved from my lips to my

me, sucking on the spot on my neck, and my body came apart; he

one at a time. He sucked while he rubbed the other between his

had started moaning, and he growled with

back down on

my vision blurry and my

this be it; I prayed while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my

I felt the release coming through. I let go,

stop until I

over me and stared into

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