The Dark Side of Fate

26 Faceless Attack

~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. 2

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.

“We were heading out when Marcel called him for a meeting about Bane and the east, I told her, and she nodded.

and I wondered why she was pissed.

the east. Leo isn’t 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

will tell you what is going on

said, and I was in

shock.

the help he needed to push back. It was one thing to willingly join up;

to my room. I wasn’t in the mood to hang out

you?” I linked

in the meeting,” he said, and I felt bored. I sat and prayed for Leo’s safety.

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

to a commotion

window,

was happening. Sylvester did

meeting had taken all

sat up in bed,

ever barged into Sylvester’s

I linked Sylvester but met

he was

surprise, Dominic walked in,

angry.

has questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira began

your best interest to comply,

be seen as treason”, he

me, and I looked at him angrily.

Sylvester know about

he did not care.

you are here. A crime

guards clamped the silver cuffs around my

happened? At least I

said while the guards dragged me

I tried to link Marcel and

I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me on

of the north, whore!” he growled. What had

him. Our mother was attacked today and is currently fighting for her life.

did not make it. The surviving warriors identified the men as a mix of

mercenaries. I know

question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got

to serve the Alpha,” I said, avoiding

work against him? Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked at me with rage in his eyes.

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

his wicked angle. Putting things that way made

suspicious.

say anything until I see

he turned to look

slapped me again.

same respect. I have permission from 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 that

to a cell and

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

many for them to afford private

that were brought from the East were locked up, too; some were bound

chains and made to sit on the

the cells were full.

north, they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery

us wait for Sylvester

in

and she shook her

is that simple. If the council

to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something I already

their mother and kill a council member?” I asked Avery,

frowned at me.

is a war, remember?”

shook my head.

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

lord