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.

was only glad that

to head to my office and wait for my guest,

arrived at the office and waited for

eventually arrived, apologising that he had a long night because he had to go to a dinner party

him a drink, and he

The north speaks poorly of you, but it is them that are savages,” he said, gulping his drink. The man

he got much rest, and his appearance was

us to mourn our dead. He 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 trophies. Beautiful, too,

Albert?” I asked him,

happy for a captive. I could not tell if it were pretence or that it was

I was filled with anger and fear and

my head. How would she be able to

when he said they

to find a way to see her before he claimed her. I needed her to know that she belonged to

you alright?” Alpha Brighton asked me, and I tried to compose myself and smiled at

and he drank the

She must have realised how fucked up the family was and didn’t want to be 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

looked at me and

do whatever you want, just to show my kindness. We have agreed to pay the taxes imposed on us to

I asked him, knowing it would be too much for them. I had

keep paying until we can no longer pay. When that happens, we will all abandon our land and spread out into

he would be marrying my Tamia, I did not want to imagine the horrors she would endure with

Alpha Brighton finally left.

insides were shaking, and I was

left the office, shifted into Rex

I was in pain.

confused and did not know what

were, I had to get my Tamia back

did not want to

pleading to the powers that be to please help me. There

I had dreamed about since

her to

planned on pleading with Leo for

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, and he might end up knowing and make sure I never see her,

on finding a way, even if it meant risking my life and

prayed really hard that I emerge the victor in all this

and I

for her, which made me proud. I honestly could not believe I

me feel things I thought were dead and others I

to the

fact that she and my mother were finally getting along made

like trash, I caught him staring at her lustfully and

mine. I could not wait for the blue

was grateful for the gesture, which Dominic was

us and

some of their wishes to come

honest with myself, I was a bit jealous of Theodore, and in those moments, I wanted Tamia

her; I believed it

people took to Tamia and how she carried herself, I knew I had

on high notes, and Tamia and I returned to

exhausted, and

next few days planning the wedding,

family were giving him a hard time about Linda, but I

had never seen Theodore so happy since I had known him. He now spent all his free time with Linda and was setting

was a bit too early, but his excitement

to Vino’s party, and our

they had planned it for two weeks, I knew it would be

while she got dressed. She could have as well worn her dress in the closet but she preferred to dress up in the bedroom

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

her put on her underwear, I had the habit of taking her. It was always a sight to see,

finally told me she was ready, and I returned to my room. She

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

her and ran my finger against the fabric, making sure I

her lips, and I could smell

ear and nibbled, then spoke in a

beautiful,” I said, and instead of a

much as I would like to ease that, I do not want to ruin your

you now,” She said,

the party, darling, your pussy will be so wet,

growl, and I

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

we?” I