The Dark Side Of Fate

~Devin~

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?

Even though Leo did not want to go after Sylvester, I will. For Tamia’s sake, I will.

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

Leo told me Sylvester and Tamia were together, and it repulsed me.

I was sure she was only doing what she could to survive.

I would do the same in her shoes.

Her time living with Leo and sharing him with Amanda must have hurt her so deeply that her captivity would be bliss.

I later learned that she had written to several alphas in the South to grant her permission to own land and property in their territories.

She was actively making efforts to leave Leo.

Why didn’t she write to me? Why didn’t she tell me her plans the day we danced and I held her in my arms?

I did not know what to do and felt I was running out of time.

“We can’t continue like this,” Rex, my wolf, said, and I sighed.

I was lying on the grass at the back of my house in the garden.

I lived alone.

I had lived alone since my father passed away.

I never dated anyone seriously, and I never brought a woman home.

I wanted to wait for my fated, and I always let the person I was dating know that I was waiting for my fated. How could I be so unlucky?

“We can’t let Sylvester keep her, Devin,” Rex said, growling in my head. He was in pain too.

“I am moving as fast as I can. When we strike, we have to get it right,” I told my wolf, and he was silent. It wasn’t because he was happy about my response; he knew I was right.

The alpha of the western pack, whose territory was attacked for taxes, was on his way to visit me.

I wasnt ready for the visit because of my mental state, but I had no choice but to be nice.

glad that I was able

and got ready to head to my office and wait

at the office

because he had to go to a dinner party at

a drink, and

Devin, for helping us. The north speaks poorly of you, but it is them

much rest, and his appearance was messy and unkempt. His shirt

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 trophies. Beautiful, too, I must

Albert?” I asked him, and he

say she seemed happy for a captive. I could not tell if it were pretence or that it

and my hands were shaking. I was filled with anger and fear and battling tears from falling. There was just so much I could

my head. How would she be able to sense our

wasn’t lying when he said

to find a way to see her before he claimed her. I needed

and I tried to compose myself and smiled

am,” I said, and he drank

a part of it. I say she dodged a bullet. I learned he searched for her for a bit and then let go. I guess he has finally decided to move on. Or maybe, just like his

at

you back for showing my people sympathy even though you are enemies with the north. I will do whatever you want, just to show my kindness. We have

it would be too much for them. I had to hide my emotions.

pay. When that happens, we will all abandon our land and spread out into different packs,” He said, and I felt

so cruel. To think he would be marrying my Tamia, I did not want to imagine

Alpha Brighton finally left.

insides were shaking, and I was

Rex and

I was in pain.

was confused and did not know what to

I had to get my Tamia

be ready by then. I honestly did not want to be lord anymore. I just

pleading to the powers that be to please help me. There was no

all I had dreamed

could not afford to lose her to anyone. I needed to try

planned on pleading with

he writes to her, maybe he could tell her about me, about our bond. That may help. It was a long shot because Sylvester might intercept the letter,

way, even if it meant risking my life and going to the north

in all this because I had

dinner, and I

me proud. I honestly could not believe I was finally taking the big step. I was grateful

into my life, she has made me feel things I thought were dead

watched her smile and respond to the people, and my

that she and my mother were

trash, I caught him staring at her lustfully and had to link him a few

I could not wait for

the gesture, which Dominic was supposed to do, but I guess he was too

and

their wishes to come true,

was a bit jealous of Theodore, and in those moments, I wanted Tamia and me to have that

her; I believed

seemed to adore Tamia. Looking at how most people took to Tamia and how she carried herself, I knew I had chosen the

ended on high notes, and Tamia and I returned to

was exhausted, and I

wedding, knowing there would be

giving him a hard time about Linda, but I knew

had never seen Theodore so happy since I had known him. He now spent all

bit too early, but his excitement got the best of

Vino’s party, and our women had selected their outfits

for two weeks, I knew it would

as well worn her dress in the closet but she preferred to dress

a surprise. I also knew it was because she did not want us to

had the habit of taking her. It was always a sight

was ready, and I returned to my room. She looked like

peach lace dress that looked like she wasn’t wearing anything but had everything covered. I knew she was wearing nude-coloured underwear, like

done. I walked up to her and ran my finger against the fabric, making sure I brushed

lips, and I could

to her ear and nibbled, then spoke in a breathy voice while breathing

beautiful,” I said, and instead of a thank-you, she moaned and

your dress, darling,” I said

want you now,” She said, unable to control

so wet, and you

heard Kaira growl,

dress were short, I would have rolled it up and taken her, but it looked

I asked