The Dark Side Of Fate

{Book 2} Chapter 27 – Determined ~Leo~

I found it hard to sleep. There were so many questions and issues going on in my mind. As things were, I knew telling people what was going on was the right thing to do.

I might not trust the people in my region, but I needed to discuss this with my friends in the north.

Alexie was a big issue.

I did not appreciate that he wanted to start challenging everyone around him just because he could. His hearing on Max’s allegations against him was next month, but I could not wait until then.

How many packs will I suddenly have to take over to protect my people? Timothy was desperate, but Alexie’s actions were insidious. I needed to draw a line quickly.

I thought of the objects I found in the woods and concluded that I would need to protect Amelia. If these people were taking pictures and hiding in the woods, she was important and needed protection.

I doubted they wanted to grab her because they would have before she arrived. I wondered what they wanted and who the ‘she’ was in the sentence written at the back of the photograph.

After tossing and turning, I decided I would return to the north first thing in the morning.

I knew my eagerness to return had other personal reasons, but I held on to the fact that I needed to cry for help because this Alexie guy and the people in my woods were beyond my control.

Something terrible was going on, and these takeovers might have had something to do with what was also happening in the west, causing us to have a large inflow of displaced persons crowding our communities and economic system.

I eventually fell asleep. By the time I woke up, it was nine in the morning. I linked Max to dress up and prepare to return to the north, then dressed up quickly and left my room.

I wanted to make a sandwich before leaving.

Thinking of the sandwich, I knew I had missed Amelia. It had just been a day, and it felt like weeks already.

Whatever I needed to do will be from the north. Once we have decided on her lineage, I will bring her home. I had a firm resolve about her, and I decided to go with my guts, not to doubt her and put in the best effort I could to make it work.

Stepping out, I smelled breakfast and wondered what was cooking in my kitchen.

Max was on the couch looking in the direction of the kitchen. He seemed indifferent about it while Timothy was reading the newspaper on another sofa.

Finally, someone decided to read the news from the papers, not the internet.

Timothy looked up and stood up to greet me.

“Good morning Alpha Leo,” He said with a smile. He looked more relaxed than he did last night.

“Good morning Timothy,” I said, looking at the kitchen section.

was cooking, and it instantly got on my nerves. Somehow I felt Amelia should be the only woman

do whatever they

the north this morning. I am sure you can go home without

and

for her in this house, Alpha Timothy,” I said, and

buy you time and ensure you won’t be challenged this morning. Alexie would get a summon by the north to stop challenging people. However strong he is, he won’t be able to defy our King,” I said, and

where she was cooking, and it seemed like they were

the kitchen, and Mirabel

breakfast, Alpha,” She said, and I

have something else in mind. You shouldn’t have bothered, really. Only one person

to buy your grandfather time. You may eat what you have cooked and return home,” I said and took out the bread that I wanted to use. I did not bother to

had prepared, and he thanked me for my kindness. I linked Gabriel to join Timothy and take over

waited for Gabriel

containing those items with me and

back so soon?” Max teased me when we got to the airport, and I knew where he was heading with our conversation. I did not want to give him the satisfaction of being right. It will be hard sitting around him,

Only Sylvester can deal with this guy.” I

reasons because I could have easily called Sylvester on the phone this morning to inform him of my fears. But I wanted to do it in person because I couldn’t stand being away from Amelia. I did not elaborate on my reasons; I wasn’t going to give Max the satisfaction

we used the First class this time. I could catch up on my sleep on the plane without disturbance. When we

giddiness and eagerness in me that I had not felt in a while. I knew it was because of Amelia. She was slowly taking it all, and

estate, and I composed myself before heading

I knew I

is Leonardo Albert,” I told

I knew

went to Sylvester’s office, where he was dealing with documents

I was surprised that I had come there too. I guess none of us expected me to return immediately.

I sat on the chair in front of his desk and sighed, prepared to

is serious,” I confessed, and I had his attention because he stopped what he was doing

to my house yesterday, begging me to marry his granddaughter and take over his pack simply because Alexie challenged the old man. I called Alexie, and he said he needed the land to build a mega City. I need you to halt his activities because he is getting out of line. We are yet to decide whether he cheated or not to defeat Max. If he cheated, he could easily take over most of the packs in the entire east this way. I do not trust him and his

packs by prohibiting him from challenging other alphas?” Sylvester asked, and

right, Leo,” Sylvester said, and

the south, and one thing they all have in common is the claim that two of the three Alphas involved have been rumoured to

especially after dealing with Larry and his

and showed him the objects in the satchel. I was glad I did because the

He asked me, pointing at the coin, and I

him it was on the surface because I did not have

would ask

ended up in my woods in

well; I will do something about Alexie while we look into the issue with the trackers in your woods. It also seems like