The Dark Side Of Fate

Since the dinner party where I found Tamia, I haven’t been able to sleep. I stayed awake most nights, wondering what to do.

I had just agreed to an alliance with the east; it would be wrong to ask the leader to part with his wife because she was my fated.

I knew she wasn’t an Alpha breed when she couldn’t sense me and convincing her she was mine was going to be complicated.

The situation between her and Leo made me hopeful, but I wanted to wait a bit.

I knew Leo wouldn’t hold on to her for too long, and I hoped to claim her when they decided to call it quits. Little did I know Volkov would come calling, bullying his way through.

As much as I had tried to ignore the Volkovs, they always had a way of messing with me.

First, it was my parents and my youth. Because of Maurice, my father died early, and I could not be a normal teenager because I had to take over. Now Sylvester has taken my fated.

Attacking the estate in the north was stupid, and many lives were lost in the process, but I was desperate.

I couldn’t take it anymore.

My wolf, Rex, was in pain, and I was hurting every day, knowing that, just like my mother, I might never see my fated again.

When Leo asked me if I had told Sylvester that Tamia was my fated, I could not help but chuckle.

The Volkovs never let go of what they have taken. They are called trophies for a reason. They are keepsakes, living proof that they have conquered a place.

I did not know what to do, and as time passed, I became more desperate.

I had to respect Leo for calling a meeting because just as he had heard that I was going to attack the east to take over the rest of the east, I had heard that he would attack me to take back the part of the east that joined the South.

The man did not like trouble, which was one of his strengths. I decided I would be more careful before acting because someone or some people were clearly trying to knock our heads together.

It still hurt that Kyle thought I would orchestrate the attack against the western borders.

Honestly, I believed Kyle did it, and when it went south, he denied it, but as the days passed, I began to suspect that Sylvester might have orchestrated the entire thing so he could have a reason to attack the east and subdue them.

If only Leo could see that it would be wrong to keep allowing the mad lord to rule us.

How many more do we have to give?

though Leo did not want to go after Sylvester, I

universe made her for me, fate gave her to me, and I wasn’t willing to let

me Sylvester and Tamia were together,

sure she was only doing what she could to

the same

Leo and sharing him with Amanda must have hurt her so deeply that her captivity would be

had written to several alphas in the South to grant her permission to own land and property in

was actively making efforts

didn’t she tell me her plans the day we danced

and felt I was running out

can’t continue like this,” Rex, my wolf, said, and

on the grass at the back of my house

I lived alone.

alone since my father passed

dated anyone seriously, and I never brought a

always let the person I was dating know that I

Devin,” Rex said, growling in my head. He

my wolf, and he was silent. It wasn’t because he was happy about my response; he

whose territory was attacked for taxes, was

of my mental state, but I had

that I was able

ready to head to my office and wait for my guest, Alpha

arrived at the office and waited for

he had a long night because he had

a

north speaks poorly of you, but it is them that are savages,” he said,

like he got much rest, and his appearance was

pretended he did not attack my pack and decided to invite us to his engagement party. I can’t believe someone agreed to marry the bastard. I learned she was a luna from the east. One of his

Albert?” I asked him, and he

be tied to the scum. I must say she seemed happy for a captive. I could not tell

shaking. I was filled with anger and

began to growl in my head. How would she be able to sense our bond wearing Sylvester’s mark?

lying when he said they

claimed her. I needed her to know