The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

Avery and I insisted on sharing the same room. Alpha Jake offered to have his pack doctor examine me, but I refused. I planned on managing the condition until I got back to the north.

“That went well; too well, I must say,” Avery linked me, trying to be cautious, and I smiled at her.

“He believed Leo when he told him but still felt insulted until I showed up,” I linked her back, explaining my deduction.

“Alpha Jake Brighton is an old-fashioned man. He expected word to have gone to Sylvester’s ears of the atrocity in Brighton, and he expected Sylvester to apologise personally even though he had no hand in it. It is an ego thing for the old man, nothing more.” I linked Avery, and she laughed.

“What do you think about Councilwoman Pamela? The woman reeks of treachery,” Avery said aloud, and I laughed. It would be unwise for us to remain silent all through the room.

Being former Lunas of top packs, we understood the politics. Alpha Brighton wanted to keep an eye on us and our activities in his territory, so he offered we stay in his house; I was sure people were listening to our conversation.

We had dinner with Alpha Jake, Mikail, his nephew, Iris, his daughter and Donald, his son. His son and nephew were about my age, and I figured Donald would succeed his father soon. His daughter, Iris, kept staring at us during dinner, and I was a bit uncomfortable, but I let it be.

We ate in silence and returned to our room.

“Donald did not seem to like us. I do not know what his deal is. Jake’s nephew, Mikail, was worse. He kept staring at us. Honestly, I can’t wait to be out of this place,” Avery said, lying next to me, and I smiled. The feeling was mutual.

“I am missing Marcel,” She said and sighed.

“He didn’t want me to come, but I insisted. Right now, I just want to head back to the north and never leave his side. It has just been a few hours, and I am missing him so badly,” She said, and I smiled because I felt the same way.

I wondered what Sylvester was doing. As much as I wanted to place a call, it was best I didn’t.

I was about to fall asleep when my phone rang. I did not need to guess who it was. I answered in a heartbeat.

“Miss me already, Green eyes?” he said, and I giggled on the phone.

“More than you can imagine. Would have returned in the morning, but Alpha Jake invited us to a festival tomorrow evening, so we will return after the festival,” I said, and he grumbled on the phone.

We talked about his day, and I handed the phone to Avery to speak with Marcel. Apparently, she did not come with her phone.

We said good night and fell asleep.

morning with our host and his children,

a

might choose to be silent, but I won’t. They are marrying the men that attacked their people and took them away from their husbands. If it isn’t shameless and a desperate act of social climbing, then I do not know what is. Yet we welcome them to our home, allow them to eat at our table and pretend everything is okay. Mikail doesn’t have a mother because of the Dark Alpha; my mother was taken from me because of the Dark Alpha. Yet we are here. I say these eastern whores should be ashamed of

was going to

You call us whores and wicked. You call my mate vile and evil, but he was our saviour. Where was your moral compass when my ex-husband broke his promises and forced me to live with his fated, and I lost my rights and standing as luna? Where was your moral compass when Avery’s husband abused her and her wolf day and night, forced her to live with his mistress and placed the bitch above her? No

a tour of the village. I saw many things that needed improvement, and I made mental notes to

my people part-time work to help with the income. He is truly a nice man.” Jake said, and I smiled

know how he was doing but reluctant

said he is still hurting over you. I guess he needs closure,” He said, and I was hurt to learn that my letter

it hard to forgive himself. I doubt there is anything you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty happy.

over to Donald yet; he is about twenty-six and ready to take over, but I am afraid he would make a bad decision that would get him and our people

Alpha. We all do,” I said, and he

am sorry about the initial reception. Please tell his eminence that I truly feel honoured that he sent you,” he said,

holding firm. You need all the strength you

the Lord. He needs to be

but someone has to be stern, keep an eye open, and ears to the ground. He might be suffering a spillover of something from his father’s time. I am not sure, but some of us old Alphas know of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north,” He

the power struggle?” I

He

treated well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive.” He

asked,

be in the best position to tell me

She wasn’t so bright. That was why Maurice preferred his

a fated or that Stephanie had to share him with

asked the man, and he

Stephanie is a member of the Belyaev family, so no one would dethrone her. His fated’s name was Lady Alissa Pavlishchev.

her title even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the woman was presented as one of

when the Belyaevs threatened to divide the north, Maurice had to let comply.

wanted to be so strong that no one would be able to threaten him as the

to take over completely and subdue them by wiping out the Belyaevs and their supporters, which were the Babanins and the part of the Lawrence family, leaving Stephanie powerless and defenceless. Unfortunately, Alissa had passed away before he completed his mission, so he decided to keep Stephanie

one ever spoke of Alissa or remembered her. I doubt Lord Sylvester and Dominic even know her,” he said, and

those names in mind and planned to start

time to show us around and give us some history lessons that we wouldn’t