The Dark Side of Fate

23 Mother and Son

-Sylvester-

The altercation at the club got to me.

I was worried that Tamia would believe Dominic.

She had just come out of a serious heartbreak, so it was normal that she would

be guarded.

I wanted the evening to be fun and an experience for Tamia, but they ruined it.

I respected how Tamia took it, but Dominic was wrong, and I was determined to put him in his place.

When Tamia wrapped her arms around me and told me she trusted me, I was relieved and determined never to break that trust.

I might not have confessed my feelings, but I wasn’t confused about them.

I was sure, and I could see it in her eyes too. Loving her will be easy.

I woke up very early to go and see my

mother in Lucland. I could not disregard the

summon.

Although I was not enthusiastic about it because I would see Dominic, I had to see my

mother.

I got out of bed, and looked at Tamia sleeping peacefully in my t-shirt.

I was tempted to wake her up and make love to her before leaving, but I decided against it

last minute.

I knew she might be tired and needed her energy. So I kissed her gently and went to get ready to leave.

I needed to arrive at Lucland for breakfast. I hoped I wouldn’t have to spend the night there so I could come home to Tamia.

Our relationship was new and young;

distance and time apart won’t help it blossom.

I dressed quietly and headed out of the house. I linked Marcel on my way out.

“Hey, I am on my way to visit my mother. I didn’t tell Tamia I was going out; please apologise on my behalf and tell her where I

went,” I linked him.

“Alright, she is in good hands,” he assured me, and I thanked him.

I left the estate feeling giddy.

I haven’t been in a serious relationship since Susan, but what I had with Tamia, however short, was mature and real.

She understood me. Knew when to act, how

to act and speak. She was strong and

determined. She was resilient and wise. She

was perfect.

I drove with a smile, remembering all we did yesterday. Her moans, her response, her

grinding against me in the club, and even her responses to Dominic.

I arrived at our house in Lucland, and I was in time for breakfast.

I entered the room and greeted my mother. She did not respond, and I knew Dominic

must have told her shit because she was mad.

Dominic wasn’t with her.

“Mother?” I said and went to sit next to her.

I served myself a glass of juice, and she

looked at me.

“I thought you wouldn’t come,” She said, and I kissed the top of her head, but her

countenance made me sense she was angry.

I sat beside her and served my food, bracing

myself for the coming argument.

“Look at where I live.” She finally spoke,

and I frowned at her.

Luna of the north, wife of the wolf lord, and now I live in a duplex because

around with the whores you took from the

right? What happened to your sense of duty and leadership? What

you always take his side?” I asked her, and tears welled

responsible. Because he knows and understands my pain. I am alone, Sylvester, because of Bane,” She

this; you have Dominic and me,” I said, and she

no one,” She said, and

this, and you know it. You say you feel alone? What about all the Alphas

killed and left their Lunas without companions because he felt he deserved to rule the world? What about them? Does their happiness not matter? Who got justice for them? Father

If I didn’t give birth to you, I would

are going?” She asked me, and I

can’t do this,” I said, and

digging her claws into

out on me,” She said

through gritted teeth.

achieved for the north

became lord?” She asked

expanded our

our wealth. The

you are

and I balled my

taking them to nightclubs. Where is your head? No one is saying you shouldn’t screw your prisoners, but getting emotionally involved is out of the question. Your father screwed a lot of prisoners, and he did it to further his cause.” She said,

started laughing.

them to further his cause. He was just a sick man,” I said, and she tried to slap me again, but

time

that again,” I told her, and she dropped her hand.

brother. You can be Alpha but

power or right to

push my patience, mother,” I told her, and just then, Dominic walked in.

what, Sylvester?” he said, picking up an apple from the kitchen Island and

He was dressed to

his soldiers to get his bitch. from you, yet you haven’t

and wondered how he got that

information.

weak,” he said, and I

to war and

and he became

be me, Dominic. I will go

when I see fit,” I

at me.

your

a wicked

woman in

told her.

seems this person

and

say,” He said,

use her,” My mother said, and I pulled

getting to

died, and she saved my life. She fought and killed her own people to save my life. She could have gone with them, and I wouldn’t have been able to stop her, but she fought on my side. Risking her life,” I told my mother, and she looked at me for a

while, studying me.

never cared about anyone

about her, and the feeling is mutual.

me choose because I will choose

said, and her eyes

was given

and I smiled.

to save his life. He would have died trying to protect her. It

hot, and her slut meter is

looked at my mother, getting impatient.

this why you asked me to come?” I

her, getting ready to

I am asking you to step down as lord,

any

said, and I

comes to that, know

I won’t be

his team and lead his war, “I warned her. I wasn’t planning on stepping down, but I

happen if I

us,” My mother

brother fiddled with his

to the living and asked

to sit down.

after you,” She said, looking more worried

she tried to front.

can’t lose you like I lost

have to beat him to it, Sylvester, or he will be worse than your father.

sure she isn’t his spy? “She asked me with fear

at a party and danced, and that was

shook her head.

need to dig deeper,

once and risk a

is not being totally honest with

be

be lying to you out of

want anyone to cause your downfall,” She said