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

asked, and he exhaled

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 in love eventually and move

you ever settle down?” I asked him immediately, and

ask, but I overheard some ladies talking about how you threw out the five women in your harem. They said you told a woman called Arya that you do not plan on settling down. I just want to

am not worried about it. I understand. Coming out of a failed marriage, I can understand, and I am okay where we are; that way, if you

to his side to

what he asked and

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

won’t lose my shit or betray a woman that has been there for me. through thick and thin, because fate said so. I

face gently and

eyes were already welling up with tears because I was a fool all over again. I had fallen completely in love with someone that did not plan

here, and you aren’t a trophy; you are my woman,” he said, and I smiled

and asked me to do the same. Then he pulled me close and crashed his lips

said, tugging on my clothes gently, and I could

neck, and my body came apart; he moved to

sucked my nipples one at

moaning, and he growled

I laid back down on the grass, looking at the stars while

vision blurry and my heart racing

let this be it; I prayed while I writhed, moaning in pleasure, running my fingers through his hair

senses were alive, and I felt the release

did not stop until

he leaned over me and stared into my

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