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.

She said, and I

divided 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

will tell you what is

said, and I was

shock.

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

you?” I linked Sylvester.

and prayed for Leo’s safety. Eventually, I got

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

up to a commotion in the

looked out the window, and

was happening. Sylvester did

taken all

my room, and I sat up in bed, worried because they

one had ever barged into Sylvester’s

Sylvester but met

he was not around.

walked

angry.

the bitch; she has questions to answer, ” he said, and

be in your best interest

might be seen as treason”,

and I looked at him angrily.

know about this?” I

and he did not

does not change what you are here. A crime has been committed,

the guards clamped the

happened? At least I deserve to know

the guards dragged me

will find out during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but

has happened to Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped and slapped me on

name. He is lord of the north, whore!” he growled. What had

attacked today and is

a council elder. Unfortunately, the elder did not make

mercenaries. I know you are

you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must mean something,” He said to me, and I

the Alpha,” I said,

him? Why should we pay for Bane’s crimes?” I asked, and he looked at

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

widened at his wicked angle. Putting things

suspicious.

won’t say anything until I see my alpha,”

to look at me and

slapped me again.

me,” he said, and I remained silent, knowing this was

to a cell

into the same cell with me. Linda had

many for them to afford private cells.

from the East were locked up, too; some

to sit on

the cells were full.

unfair. After swearing to serve the north, they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery retorted, and I nodded.

for Sylvester

in his

and she shook her

that simple. If the council is

this, then Sylvester would have to allow the investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something

Bane attack their mother and kill a council member?” I

frowned at me.

remember?”

shook my head.

substantial to gain from that,” I said, and Linda shook her head.

the lord and