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.

everything, I felt the guy had a

graceful, and I wondered how sick Kyle

have found a way out of the abusive marriage. She had obviously upgraded, and

proud of the fairness and realised

the hearing made me feel stupid. What was I thinking breaking

me lose hope 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 all. I tried not to

though I felt inferior, I brushed it aside and 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 a future,

and Leo asked me to join

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

thing or two

her as his standard. I

believe he was once married to Queen Tamia. There was no way he was still hung up on her.

normal; she was also the first person not to act funny when she

repeat what Lady Stephanie said about the Stepanovs piqued my interest

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

thought she was interested in Leo if she did

speak in my presence. I decided to excuse them, but Leo held my hand and urged me

realisation made me almost

can say whatever it is in Amelia’s presence,” Leo urged her so that

She said, looking at me and then at

you to dinner at our place. Lord Dominic

agreeing to come and moved away from

unmarked cab we came with, away from

and

going to?”

cab went to the hotel to get our bags. We will be staying at

return

about me?” I asked him, and

we get to the

want to talk about it now,” I linked him back, and

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

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

with you,” I linked him, and he looked at

Amelia. You will remain here with the Volkovs. I will come back

say you came to dump me here,” I told him, laughing at

to the door to look out the window and fight my tears. I

ignored him, refusing to look in his

on the buildings and trees outside the window, trying to

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

for it

again and touched my

at him, but I couldn’t because

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