The Dark Side Of Fate

Chapter 36

~Amelia~

We ate in silence.

I felt the awkwardness in the air, but Leah got what she deserved.

It was wrong and highly presumptuous of her to assume Leo would bend to her will. No doubt she had the hots for him, but Leo had shown her he wasn’t interested.

It had nothing to do with us being together or being fated. Leo had shown her that he did not see her that way. I was there for some of it, and her thinking she could force her way in was wrong.

Leo’s heart was hardened, and it took a lot of patience to break through. He rejected me without considering the consequences; it just shows how damaged he was.

Even though we were fated, I still had it at the back of my mind it wouldn’t work out. If it weren’t for his promises while we made love, I wouldn’t think much or hope for much.

It was wrong of Leah to think she could force her way in, and it was wicked of her mother to lead her on.

Linda pinched my thigh gently.

It was just sad that we could not link each other, or else we would have been gossiping by now.

“Are you alright?” Leo asked me with a gentle voice.

I looked at him and nodded with a smile.

The gentleness in his eyes let me know that he cared, but I had only seen him look at me like that.

It was different from how he looked at others.

I know he has broken many personal rules for my sake, and I hoped he would soon take the final step so we could have something solid and definite.

“I am alright,” I said, and he smiled at me and placed his hands on my thigh.

He squeezed and caressed it gently. I had to control myself because of the tingles I felt with every touch.

“Goddess, he is something else,” Aurora said while she purred in my head.

Leah returned halfway through the dinner, looking put together.

Her mother had created a place for her beside her at the other side of the table, far away from Leo. I hoped they got the message this time.

“I want to apologise for my earlier outburst,” Leah said and sat down.

She did not spare us a glance, and soon I realised that she would not stir things up.

After dinner, we were ushered to a room to mingle. Linda and Avery were beside their husbands, so I had to remain by Leo.

Many people came to speak to Leo about security and other things. Some discussed their prayers to the King so Leo could table the matter at the council meeting, and I felt awkward.

There was an Alpha Christian who happened to be the Head alpha of the north that pulled Leo to the side to have a private discussion with him.

Leo did not want to leave my side, but I told him it was okay and that I would wait for him.

myself when Joan walked to where I was. There was no way

said with a smile. I was wary of her

thank you,” I

way,” she commented, and I smiled. Coming from others, I would have believed, but coming from Joan Clayman meant

what do you do for a living?” She asked me, and I smiled and looked at her. I knew

now,” I

asked, and I

which was true since I spent a while moving from

she asked me, smiling,

was no way I was going to let anyone else carter for my

that was why you handled everything in the house,” she asked, and I felt the woman was unnecessarily nosey. Still, I would use her to while away

bit and then walked away from me. I guess she did not get the reaction that she wanted. I didn’t have

quietly, smiling, and I returned the

so we meet again,” I said, and she had nothing

then that I had already made the cut. I think it is best you try elsewhere or, better still, stop aiming above your station. You

and I wanted to laugh because I could see how delusional

with that,” I said, and before she

trouble, Leah?” Linda asked, coming to my aid, and Leah bowed her

Orlov,”

too. Find another place to dig from,” she said, leading me

Linda said, and

rejection,” I replied,

she can,”

to recognise it whenever she sees it anymore,” Linda said, laughing,

you mean by that?” I asked, and she looked at me and then moved close to

Theo, Dominic, and now Leo. The Claymans and Rivers are vicious social climbers. Beware

joined me, and he looked

rest of

his mate, and I was welcomed warmly. Some asked us about the claiming and if we were waiting for the blue moon ceremony like the King and queen did, which wasn’t far away, but Leo expertly avoided giving a straight answer, and they wished us

mansion. Joan requested to speak to Leo privately, and

did not know what she wanted, but I

left her, and I did not need to guess that Leo

who was on the verge of

for Leo, but he was mine, and I did not plan on losing him

to me remained in my heart, and I

left and got into the

needed to rest. Avery was the first

crashed into something hard, breaking windows and causing us to bang our heads on the hard

before, but Aurora took over, so

minute we were in the car, and the next, we had driven off the road

around, and I saw Avery bleeding on the head.

was one of the men driving us. We were yet to figure out what

Marcel were gearing up for a fight when a wolf ripped

a half-shifted wolf with moon eyes. It was

silver and knew none of the

wolf. They did not have access to their wolves but held

have thought it

more half-shifted wolves emerged, and I knew it wouldn’t