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.

only glad that I was able to

my feet and got ready to head to

the office and waited for

long night because he had

him a drink,

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

his appearance was messy and unkempt. His shirt wasn’t

not have the decency to allow 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, I

say, Tamia Albert?” I asked him, and

I could not tell if it were pretence or that it was her actual state of mind,” The man said, and he had lost me

anger and fear and battling tears from falling. There was just

she be able to sense our

he said they had fallen

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

asked me, and I

I said, and he drank the scotch and

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 father, he is making this Tamia woman his baby machine. He is the wolf lord; he needs an heir,” The man said, and I balled my

at me and

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

too much for them. I had to hide my emotions. It was taking a lot of

longer pay. When that happens, we will all abandon our land

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

Alpha Brighton finally left.

shaking, and I was

shifted into Rex and ran toward the woods

I was in pain.

and did

to get my Tamia back between now

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

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

had dreamed about since I saw

to anyone. I needed to try

on pleading with

shot because Sylvester might intercept the letter, and he might end up knowing and make sure I never

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

emerge the victor in all this because

and I enjoyed flaunting

me proud. I honestly could not believe I was finally

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

her smile and respond to the

my mother were finally getting along made

caught him staring at her lustfully and had to link him a few times when it got too

mine. I could not wait for the

grateful for the gesture, which Dominic was supposed to do, but

congratulated us and wished

their wishes to come true, especially those

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

rush her; I believed it

took to Tamia and how

ended on high notes, and Tamia and I returned to our

exhausted, and I

the next few days planning the wedding, knowing there would be

him a hard

seen Theodore so happy since I had known him. He now spent all his free time with Linda and was setting up a nursery

knew it was a bit too early, but his excitement

and our women had selected their outfits for

it for two

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

wanted to make it a surprise. I also knew it was because she did

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

and I returned to my room. She looked

that looked like she wasn’t wearing anything but had everything covered. I knew she was

her and ran my finger against the fabric, making sure

escaped her lips, and I could

leaned close to her ear and nibbled, then spoke in a breathy

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

want to ruin your dress, darling,” I said and pulled

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

will be so wet, and you will cum for me repeatedly,”

heard Kaira growl,

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

we?” I asked