The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

What a joke. Typically people are elated over something like this, but my heart was conflicted.

Every fibre of my being wanted him.

I wanted to throw away my love and promises and accept fate.

It was overwhelming and euphoric.

All that existed at that moment was him. Kaira wanted to jump and let him take us. I wanted to let her.

Devin looked up at me and came close to me.

His teary eyes searched mine, and I could see he was desperate. Desperate to have me and make me his. His eyes flashed golden, and I knew his wolf was in control.

Kaira wanted him. He touched my cheek with his palm, and I closed my eyes to feel his touch caressing my skin, enveloping me in his intoxicating scent.

“Mate,” His wolf said, and Kaira wanted to respond, but I held my lips. I searched his eyes, and they were expectant.

“Why didn’t you say anything that night?” I asked angrily that he had let the moment slip. If he had, I would be in the south and would have never gone to the north.

I was angry not because I went to the north, but because he knew I was suffering with Leo and didn’t make a move to take me from him.

“You sent me back to his house. You let me go back!” I yelled at him, tears streaming down my face, and he bowed.

“You knew I was suffering. You knew I was in pain. You had the power to take it away. You are Alpha, and you let me go,” I said and stepped back.

“Now you hold a rose and say, Mate?” I said, and Kaira pleaded with me to take it easy, but I was mad.

“Why Devin? Why didn’t you save me? Why didn’t you claim me? When I wanted my fated to come and rescue me, to take my pain away. I prayed so hard the goddess answered, but you weren’t willing.

“Why now? Do you hate Sylvester so much that you want to hurt him the worst way ever!” I said, and he shook his head, tears streaming down his face, looking misunderstood.

Tamia,” he said, looking at me, and I stepped

Why!” I yelled at him; my

let you go before I stepped

up as a

I asked him, and he shook

wait for the right moment, the perfect moment to make you mine. I wanted to do it properly. We had

have taken me

them to let me join their pack, so I won’t go rogue when I leave Leo. Meanwhile, you were there all along, waiting for the perfect moment that would never come because the world doesn’t work that way, Devin. There is no such thing as perfect. It is an illusion, a lie we tell ourselves, and you gambled me away with that decision. You left me to rot with Leo and

reached for me and crashed his lips

my body responded. He was tugging on the bond, and

and sucked it grazing his teeth

head, giving me

is dubious,” I said, shaking

with me. I will protect you. I will fight him,” He said,

for my sake, but you are willing to fight

use me as bait for your Wolf Lord agenda. I refuse to be used,” I told him,

anymore; I just want my mate.” He

to anyone, and hoping to find you. Do you know how

Not enough to break the rules for my sake. Not enough..”

love to be built on war. I wanted to do it amicably. The east is your home, and you have people there. I did not want to ruin the place. I swear, Tamia. I just wanted to

and show them how we feel. Do all that we want for them because the future isn’t guaranteed. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. So we become a bit impulsive, so we don’t look back on it with regrets. Things change, feelings, time, and conditions; they all change, so we always seize the moment and live in it because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. I know this and live by it daily, which you should have. If you had, we would be together. I wouldn’t have met Sylvester, known him, and fallen in love with him. I wouldn’t be

incredible, and I prayed that my mate would come and take it away. The goddess answered, she answered, but when you came, you weren’t willing. You weren’t ready, so I had to face it alone, and someone else had to help me through the healing process. What you feel for me is a bond ordained by

him, Devin. My heart beats for him. He was there. He held my hand to make me smile, gave me a reason to try again, fixed me, and made me hope and love again. He was there. Now you hold a rose in your hand and want me to just forget about the one person who loved me through my pain and suffering. The one person that went against tradition, his values, his family,

I would be home tomorrow. I promised him I would never leave him. I promised I wouldn’t break his heart. I am not letting you go because of my promises; I am letting you go because I have already

When I heard of your marriage, I thought you only did it to survive. But seeing you here made me realise I was wrong. He let you come this far unaccompanied, and

your pain. You were right when you said I had lost my opportunity. Even if I take

him and did not

me wanted to reject him

me to consider it. I wasn’t fated to Sylvester; what if he finds his fate

a fated again. Second-chance mates