The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman

~Tamia~

Sylvester finally asked me to follow him to Lucland to meet his mother. After meeting Dominic at the club, I wasn't looking forward to the meeting.

I learned the woman was strict and had her sons on a tight leash.

Even though Sylvester had confessed his feelings for me, what if she did not approve of me?

I was scared, but since Sylvester insisted and told me I had nothing to worry about, I decided to take him up on it.

We ate breakfast in our room and prepared to leave.

Linda was the most worried for me because there were only two things that could happen; she could either be unreasonable and ask her son to choose between her and me, or give me a chance. I hoped she would give me a chance.

Leo did not have parents when we got together, so this was new for me.

We got dressed to visit his mother.

On our way out, Silvester stopped.

"Marcel needs me for a minute. Do you think you can wait for me? The matter seems urgent; it is about Bane and the East," he said, and I was a bit worried because of Leo.

"Link me when you are ready to leave," I told him, and he nodded. I decided to go to Avery's room.

I found Avery in her room, embroidering a piece of fabric. It looked horrible, but it seemed to be her new pastime. I had not seen her that morning because we didn't eat in the dining room.

"Hey, you guys haven't left yet?" She said, putting down the hoop that held the scarf she was marring with her needlework.

I noticed a diamond ring on her finger, and she smiled at me.

"He proposed an hour ago. I did not think about it; I just said yes," She said, smiling with tears in her eyes.

"I can't get it wrong twice now, can I?" She said, and I could hear the nervousness in her voice. She was afraid.

"Why did you say yes?" I asked her, picking up on her fear.

"Because I love him, and it will be great to have a life with him, but deep down, I am scared fated will show up and mess me up again," She said, and I went to hug her.

She pulled away and nodded, wiping away her tears.

I now understood why she was in her room working on an embroidery hoop instead of socialising in the eastern garden as usual.

"I have to take this leap of faith, or I might keep guessing and live with regrets. Marcel is a great guy and a great catch. He is a step up from that arsehole, Max. This is a good thing," she said, wiping her tears.

"Feeling afraid and being happy at the same time is a weird mix of emotions," She confessed, and I smiled.

"Has Sylvester told you what is happening in the east?" She asked, changing the topic, and I shook my head.

about Bane and the east," I told her, and she

bastard," She said, and I wondered why she was pissed.

in full control of the East anymore. A part of the East has joined the south. I also learned he might go to war against Leo to take over the East completely. I just picked bits of Marcel's conversation. I am sure Sylvester will tell you what is going on in case I heard

Eastern Alphas allow Bane to use them like this? I was worried. I hoped Leo was getting all the help he needed to push back. It was one thing to willingly join up; it was another

for almost two hours and decided to return to my room. I wasn't in the mood to hang out in the

are you?" I

the meeting," he said, and I felt bored. I sat and prayed

LATER THAT DAY.

a commotion in

looked out the window,

was happening. Sylvester

taken all day. What was happening?

were northern guards.

but met silence which meant he was not around. To

has questions to answer," he

be in your best interest to comply, or your actions might be seen as treason", he warned me, and I looked at him

about this?" I asked

you are here. A crime has been committed,

happened." I said while the guards dragged me out

will find out during questioning," Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel

to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me

of the north, whore!" he growled.

attacked today and is currently fighting for her life. She was attacked in the afternoon, and she was in the company of one of a council elder. Unfortunately, the elder did not make it. The surviving warriors identified the men as a mix of eastern and southern mercenaries. I know you are affiliated with Bane, so the council wants us to question the newcomers,

to serve the Alpha," I said, avoiding

crimes?" I asked, and he looked at me with

will tell you why. I warned my brother to be careful with you, but he wouldn't listen. Too bad I am here to help him think when he is carried away. Since our father was murdered, our mother has hidden in Lucland successfully without event. You are the first outsider to know she lives in Lucland, and then this happened. I also won't forget that Bane had tried to take you from the north. You were supposed to visit her today; they might have as well come to get you and decided to do some damage when they did not find you there," he said, and my eyes widened at his wicked angle. Putting things that way made me seem suspicious.

see my alpha," I said, and he turned to look at me and slapped me again.

the council to use force if necessary. I would not want to damage my brother's toy. Do not push me," he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was a difficult situation. As much as I hated Dominic, I could not dispute the fact

a cell and locked

cell with me. Linda had a bleeding nose, so I figured

were too many for them to afford private

locked up, too; some were bound in silver chains and made to sit on the floor because the cells were

serve the north, they still treat us as

will put Dominic in his place," I told Avery, and she shook her

backing Dominic on this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run

mother and kill a council member?" I asked Avery, and she frowned at me.

war, remember?" She said, and I

is nothing substantial to gain from that," I said, and Linda

she dies, Sylvester might act irrationally,

of operation. I think someone did this to make it

wished we had something useful to give," Avery said,

one attended to us. We spent the night there.