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

to head to my office and

arrived at the office and

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

offered him a drink, and

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

look like he got much rest, and his appearance was messy and unkempt. His shirt wasn’t tucked in, and he had

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, I must say. Tamia Albert..” He said, ranting, but he had lost me with those

say, Tamia Albert?” I asked him, and he

for a captive. I could not tell if it were pretence or that it was her actual state of mind,” The man said, and

I was filled with anger and fear and battling tears from falling. There

be able to sense our

guessed Leo wasn’t lying when he said they had fallen in

to see her before he claimed her.

alright?” Alpha Brighton asked me, and I tried to compose

said, and

say she dodged a bullet. I learned he searched for her

looked at

I can pay 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 agreed to pay the taxes imposed on us to avoid any future attacks,” the man said

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

all abandon our land and spread out into different packs,” He said, and I felt sorry for

To think he would be marrying my Tamia, I did not want to imagine the

Alpha Brighton finally left.

were shaking, and I was in

office, shifted into Rex

I was in pain.

was confused and did not know what

were, I had to get my Tamia back between

doubted my army would be ready by then. I honestly did not want to be lord anymore. I just wanted

howled, pleading to the powers that be to please help me. There was no way I would be able to

had dreamed about

not afford to lose her to anyone. I

planned on pleading with Leo for

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

my life and going to the north just so she could see me

prayed really hard that I emerge the victor in all this because I had suffered enough to be deprived of my

dinner, and I enjoyed flaunting

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

me feel things I thought were dead and others I

the people, and my

were

make her seem like trash, I caught him staring at her lustfully and had to link him a

was a gem, and she was mine. I could not

and she was grateful for the gesture, which Dominic was supposed to do, but I guess he was too dumb to realise

congratulated us and wished

prayed for some of their wishes to come true, especially those

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

going to rush her; I believed

to adore Tamia. Looking at how most people took to Tamia and how she carried herself, I

and Tamia and I returned

exhausted, and I let

wedding, knowing there would be

hard time about Linda,

I had known him. He now spent all his free time with Linda and was setting up a nursery in

it was a bit too early,

party, and

planned it for two weeks,

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

also knew it was because

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

and I returned to

wearing anything but had everything covered. I knew she was wearing nude-coloured underwear, like her skin tone to give the illusion, which

to her and ran my finger against the fabric, making sure I brushed the tip of

her lips, and I could

spoke in a breathy voice while breathing

and instead of a thank-you, she moaned and grabbed onto

to ruin your dress, darling,” I said

me; I want you now,” She said, unable to control herself. I

darling, your pussy will be so wet,

Kaira growl,

would have rolled it up and taken her, but it

we?” I