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

pretty and graceful, and I wondered how sick Kyle

to have found a way out of the abusive marriage. She had

proud of the

him conduct and coordinate the hearing made me feel

that he might want anything serious with me because I was a nobody. All the women there seemed like they brought something to the table. I had nothing to offer. Nothing at

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

and Leo asked me

I complied and plastered a smile on my face. If I wanted Leo

might learn a thing

standard. I might not make the cut, and I won’t try to change myself,

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

was also the first person not to act funny when

said about the Stepanovs piqued my interest because I wanted to know the Volkov relatives that I might look

left their royal loge and prepared to leave when a woman accosted us

The woman said respectfully and completely ignored me. I would have thought she was interested in Leo if she did not look older. I ignored her

she did not want to speak in my presence. I decided to excuse them, but Leo held my hand and urged me

is it, Councilwoman Clayman,” he asked, and I figured she was Leah’s relative. The realisation made me almost laugh. I briefly had fun with

can say whatever it is in Amelia’s presence,” Leo

…” She said, looking

want to invite you to dinner at our place. Lord Dominic and Marcel are coming,”

moved away from her, still holding my

rushed to the unmarked cab we came with, away from

front when we entered, and Leo placed his

going to?”

estate. The cab went to the hotel to get our bags. We will be staying at the estate,” Leo said,

to return to Mountian today,” he

about me?” I asked him, and

when we get to the

now,” I linked him back, and

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

felt like he was trying to abandon me with the Volkovs since I looked

coming with you,” I linked him, and he

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

you came to dump me here,” I

from him and closer to the door to look out the window and fight my

he said, and I ignored him, refusing to

trees outside the

a try, but by the look of things, my heart might

for it and

again and touched my thigh

but I couldn’t because

and made me look at him,