The Dark Side Of Fate

~Tamia~

I woke up at five in the morning. Although it seemed early, I knew it was because I slept early.

I was famished, too, because I skipped dinner.

I linked a staff to bring me a sandwich so I could eat something before breakfast.

I dreaded breakfast.

Knowing Leo and Devin were in the estate made me nervous. How was I going to face them? I didn't owe Devin anything, so he was the least of my concerns, but Leo was another ball game entirely.

I could not bear seeing the hurt in his eyes. I could tell he was hurting, and I could not handle it. I wasn't in love with him, but we still had ties that bound us. He was my best friend, and we went through a lot together. He kept all the promises he made to me except one. I did not know how I would face him

"What is the matter?" I heard Sylvester's sleepy voice.

I did not know I was pacing the room until he saw me. I looked at him; he was trying to sit in bed. "Nothing, darling, just hungry," I said, and he sighed.

"Are you sure that is the problem?" he asked, and I looked at him.

He said and focused his gaze on me. He had pity in his eyes.

"I know you are avoiding Leo and Devin," he said, and I was busted.

I went to sit at the foot of the bed, my nerves all over the place because I did not want him to think I felt anything for them.

"You need to be calm, Tamia. Your hands are shaking. I am not mad," he said and moved to where I was.

He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck. His scent calmed me down, and I wrapped my arms around him.

"Oh, Sylvester," I said, letting my tears fall.

The truth was Leo was a situation I did not know how to handle. It was easy to write a letter and truly forget about him. Seeing him was a different ball game.

"Oh, green-eyes," Sylvester said, gently stroking my hair.

"I know how it feels. It is not easy to break the heart of someone you care about. I know you saw the hope in his eyes and you are avoiding telling him to move on because you think it will crush him,” he said, voicing out my real fear, and I held on tighter.

Then he pulled away so he could look into my eyes.

"It is not your fault. What happened is not your fault. You would have remained loyal and faithful to him. You loved him genuinely and supported him. You kept your promises, but he broke his. He created the problem and lost you.

He should have publicly rejected Amanda;

none of this would have happened. He didn't want to let her go. He wanted you to understand. Ramsey only took advantage of an opportunity he created. This is not on you, Tamia.

Do not feel guilty for moving on and falling in love again. Do not let his hurt get to you. If you had not come up north, would he have left her for your sake?" he asked me a fundamental and genuine question.

Just like that, images of Leo and Amanda flashed through my mind.

How he took her everywhere and asked me to watch the pack, how I had to share him with her. People mocked me, and there was nothing I could do about it.

He broke my heart, both him and his wolf. I thought of it, and I realised that I owed him nothing but friendship. I should not feel sorry for moving on. Kaira and I did nothing wrong.

I looked at Sylvester, and he wiped away my tears.

"Everything led to you, darling,” I said, focusing on the only man that mattered in my life. The one that did not care about my past. The one that loved me through my pain and helped me forget. The one that kept all his promises and is still keeping them. The one that completes me.

I stared at him and was mad at myself for allowing the past to plague me like this.

"I am sorry, darling. I am so sorry," I said, and he placed his index finger on my lips, shutting me up. He kissed me sweetly, and I was lost in his embrace.

His tongue probed until my mouth opened so we could taste each other. Taking off my night dress, he moved to my breast and sucked on the nipple. It was hard, and so was the second one. I moaned, forgetting my pain, and he laid me down to admire my body.

"My Queen,” he said to me, making me giggle. I was excited at the route we were finally taking.

He bent to kiss my bump, and I felt butterflies in my tummy. His love bite tingled, and Kaira called onto Knight. When Sylvester looked at me, his eyes were utterly dark and beastly.

Moving down, he spread my legs to pleasure me, but I wanted him inside me.

"Inside," Kaira moaned, feeling impatient, and he groaned, then drove his cock inside and began to pump.

We were at it for two hours until we were exhausted. I figured the sandwich I ordered might have come in between the session, but we ignored the knock on the door.

After catching our breaths, we got up to get dressed, but the hunger had returned, so I checked the mini fridge, and there was yoghurt in it. I picked the one with strawberries in it and ate six packs They were too small to satiate me, but I knew it would hold until breakfast.

What Sylvester helped me see boosted my confidence, and I wasn't worried about seeing Leo again. In fact, if anything, I would encourage his relationship with Amanda, that is, if he still wanted her. She had loved him in her way, and after what Amy said, I knew she wasn't an enemy, just someone caught in a bad situation.

I wasn't going to get involved with their relationship, but if the pups are indeed his, then it was wise he tried with her.

Raising children in a broken home is wrong, and it was worth the try if they could work out their differences.

As for Devin, he was a douchebag that blew his chance. He knew I was his; he knew I was suffering, and he saw it, yet he sent me home. My love and heart wasn't something he could just put off until he was ready. He chose his alliance with the east over me and should live with it and move on.

It was sad that even the coalition that happened was him playing into Ramsey's trap. Kyle was a fool, and he paid for it dearly. They all paid for their stupidity.

I joined Sylvester in the shower after brushing my teeth. He washed my body gently, and we went another round in the shower.

I knew what he was doing.

He wanted me to have his scent so strongly that Devin and Leo would get the message.

It was cute, and I enjoyed the orgasms that came with it.

We got dressed and headed to the dining room for breakfast. I had a lot to do that day. Questioning Amanda, Annika and Olga were high on the list. I also wanted to question Lilly about her “update’.

It wasn't like I wanted her to know that I knew she was a two-timing bitch, but I just wanted to study her body language with the new information I had.

We entered the room, and everyone was present. Leo looked at me longingly, and I looked away. "Good morning," I greeted everyone respectfully, and they all replied.

Sylvester pulled out my seat for me to sit on.

"I was so tired yesterday that I passed out,” Avery said, and I smiled at her.

"Me too," I said, and Linda giggled.

"I ate before sleeping. Could not miss dinner,” she said, and I laughed. It was great having them around. They always knew how to light up my mood.

"You reek of Volkov," Avery teased via the mind link, and I looked at her. Her eyes widened, realising the reason, and she made a false sad expression.

"Poor Leo and Devin," she linked me, and I smiled at her.

The food smelled delicious, and I dug in as soon as Sylvester served it on my plate.

"So, how are we going to move?" Marcel finally asked, breaking the silence. I looked at Jake Brighton, and the look on his face said it all. He must have found out about Iris.

"Donald is bringing his sister today. She has been arrested.” Jake told us, and I wondered what he was going through right now.

"We had no hand in the poisoning, Tamia. Please, spare my son and nephew," he said, and Leo exclaimed.

I saw his hands shake a bit, and I remembered how protective he used to be.

Even though they had heard the recording of Amy's confessions, Amy and I never discussed the poisoning. All I asked was if they had put a target on my back, so it was expected that everyone would be shocked that I was poisoned in Brighton

"You poisoned my wife?" Leo exclaimed, and he had said the words before he knew it.

The whole room went silent.

I looked at Sylvester to be sure he was not pissed off, and I felt Knight trying to come to the surface. The alliance was important, so I placed my hand on his thigh.

"It was a slip,” Leo said to Sylvester apologetically.

"She no longer bears my mark. It was a slip. Please ignore," he pleaded, and I rubbed Sylvester's thighs gently so Knight would calm down.

Leo looked at Jake angrily.

"I helped your people, and they poisoned Tamia. For what?" He asked, sounding angry.

"Iris acted on her own, Leo. Let it go," I told him, and I heard him try to calm himself down.

"You mean your daughter poisoned Tamia when she visited?" Devin asked Jake. Devin didn't find the revelation funny, and the poor Alpha felt he was on the spot.

"Please let it go. Jake has helped us so much. As I said, Iris acted alone, and I think it was because she was mad at Sylvester for not choosing her at a ball,” I said and nudged Sylvester to make light of the situation.

Avery and Linda chuckled, but that was all. No one laughed about it, and we all felt awkward. "Okay, if we are all going to remain on this topic, I might as well get with my duty today," I said, trying to get up, and Sylvester stopped me.

"Let us talk about our operation,” He said, looking at Marcel, who cleared his throat. His words had alleviated the awkward mood, and everyone was back on the topic.

"I have informed my beta and sent him the list for the people in the south. They will be arrested and placed in the dungeons tomorrow night,” Devin said, and Sylvester nodded.

"Kyle and Max are on it, and boy, are they pissed. I sent Casper the list; he is working with them to round the people up. The only issue we have is that most of them are in the north at the games, so we have to move in on them here," Leo said.

I knew Max and Kyle would be his best bet. They were the only people he could trust to have his back. However sick they were, they were useful.

"Very well, we will work together and round them up,” Sylvester said.

"I think we should lead this charge ourselves. All the western, northern, eastern, and some of the southern names are in Lucland. Theodore would make the council prison available. The operation will take place tomorrow night. We have to do it when they are sleeping to avoid fighting,” Sylvester said, and everyone agreed.

"The council?" Marcel said, and Devin smirked.

"We are installing a king, Marcel; they wouldn't count. Once me, Leo, you, Theodore and Christain agree, there is nothing the council can do but accept it." Devin told Marcel.

"What about Vino Lawrence? This will weaken his power." Linda asked, and Leo shrugged.

"The Lawrences aren't originally from the north. They were bumped up to noble status by the last king. Vino's feelings and opinions do not count. In fact, he should be happy he isn't going into exile because his late aunt is on that list," Leo retorted, and Theodore shook his head.

"She is on the list, but Jenny occupied the Babanin's seat. Whatever she does would reflect on the Babanins and not the Lawrences.” Theodore said, and Sylvester cleared their throat.

"Once I become king, I am scrapping that law. Only the culprit should be punished. We have already learned that no one has the capacity to control the actions of every member of their family. It is wrong to hold an entire family accountable for the blunder of a member,” he said, and Devin smiled. "Well, you have to, Volkov, or else Marcel and Theodore will be in deep shit because of Gezel and Carla. I just do not know what those women were thinking. Why would they want a seat on the council? They were royalty already. Just stupid.” Devin said, and we all agreed with him. Some of us even laughed because he was right about Sylvester not having a choice but to toss the law. It was really stupid of Gezel and Carla to get involved in this mess.

Avery, Linda and I were the first to leave the dining room. I did not want to speak with Leo yet, so keeping busy will be the best option. I wanted to speak with Amanda before I talked to him.

While we walked down the hallway, Leo called out to me, and I froze in my tracks. I guess getting away from him would not be possible.