The Dark Side Of Fate

{Book 2} Chapter 23 – ~Amelia~

I was nervous about accompanying Leo to the King’s hall. I did not think we were there yet, but I joined him since he insisted.

When we got there, I was taken to a loge. As grateful as I was that I would not be sitting where there were multitudes of people, I was nervous about being around a Volkov.

The very people that cost me my home and food truck and set me on the journey I was on. I was grateful, but I missed my food truck.

I had reservations about them since they were the reason I was displaced, but I was determined to set aside my grudges and get to know them.

“Dear, they say you are with Alpha Leo,” Stephanie Volkov said, and honestly, if I did not know better, I wouldn’t believe she was as old as people made her seem. She was stunning.

I looked at her, and she gasped before I could answer.

It made me look away immediately because I knew my eyes had shocked her.

“Oh my, those eyes,” she said, and I did not need to guess anymore.

She placed her hand on mine gently.

“Look at me, dear,” she said, and the man beside her cleared his throat.

“You are making the young woman uncomfortable,” he told her. The way he said it was gentle and endearing, and I figured they might be together, but the man looked more like a westerner than a Northerner. I kept my questions to myself and smiled at Stephanie.

“Oh my, your eyes are stunning,” She said, admiring my not-so-normal feature.

“Never imagined I would get to see moon eyes in my lifetime. I have read of them and seen them in pictures, but my oh my, they are gorgeous,” She said, staring at me to the point that I started blushing.

“You look like a Stephanov. How can this be?” Stephanie said, and I was a bit confused.

“Where are your parents, dear?” She asked, which was the question I avoided because I had no answer.

“I do not know. I grew up in an orphanage in the west,” I replied, and she looked at me with pity.

“I am sorry to hear that, dear; it is just that you look like a distant relative of my late husband,” She said. It made me chuckle a bit because there was nothing royal and noble about an Omega that got knocked up by a Delta. There was nothing regal about me.

I smiled, and she frowned at me.

“Are you together with Leo?” she asked me, and I did not know the answer to her question because Leo had not fully committed himself to me yet. In fact, I was the only one that felt the bond, so I did not know how to answer the question.

“We are friends” was the best I could come up with, but the look in her eyes showed she did not believe me. She squeezed my hand gently.

“We will talk later when you are more relaxed. Give it time,” She said as if she understood what I was going through.

It would be nice to have someone to talk to about my fears and feelings for Leo. It was hard to sort through everything alone, but I kept calm because I was yet to know and trust her.

The hearing started, and I saw Kyle at the centre.

hearing everything, I felt the guy

he mistreated was so pretty and graceful, and I wondered

was blessed to have found a way out of the abusive

judgement, I was proud of the fairness and

made me feel stupid. What was

nobody. All the women there seemed like they brought something to the table. I had nothing to offer. Nothing at all.

tried to enjoy the moment. Sitting in the loge with Lady Volkov and her friend, I decided to enjoy the moment and not take it hard if everything ends between Leo and me. With how he has been from the moment we met, I doubted we had

was over, and Leo asked

Queens loge. I wasn’t comfortable about it because of the things I said about Queen Tamia and my reservations towards the Monarchs, but I complied and plastered a smile on my face. If I wanted Leo to try with me, then it was only fair I give his friends a chance, especially his ex, whom everyone claimed he was

a thing or two

intended to see her as his standard. I might not make the cut, and I won’t

with them that I found it hard to believe he was once married to Queen Tamia. There was no way he was

was beautiful and looked completely normal; she was also the

the King repeat what Lady Stephanie said about the Stepanovs piqued my interest because I wanted to know the Volkov relatives that

I left their royal loge and prepared to

completely ignored me. I would have thought she was interested in

if she did not want to speak in my presence. I decided to excuse them,

was Leah’s relative. The realisation made me almost laugh. I briefly had fun with Leah when she was in Leo’s

in Amelia’s presence,” Leo urged her

…” She said, looking

at our place. Lord

from her, still holding my hand, so I

the unmarked cab we came with, away from the cameras and the

when we entered, and Leo placed his

are we going to?” Max

hotel to get our bags. We will be staying at the estate,” Leo said, and I looked at

have to return to

I asked him, and he squeezed my thigh

the Estate,” he

about it now,” I linked him

trackers in the forest we were attacked in. I need to secure my pack and region; something isn’t right about the recent activities,”

was trying to abandon me with the Volkovs since I looked like a distant relative of theirs. I wasn’t interested in all

I linked him, and he

with the Volkovs. I will come back once I am done,” He said with finality, making

dump me here,” I

away from him and closer to the door to look out the window and fight my tears. I hardly

he said, and I ignored him, refusing to

the buildings and trees outside the window, trying to escape my

a try, but by the look of things, my heart might not be able

it

he called again and touched my thigh

please,” he said gently, pleading with me to look at him, but I couldn’t because If I did, my tears would fall, and I was still trying to

force and made me look at him, then touched my chin and raised my face to