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

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.

tell you what

heard wrong,” She said,

shock.

help he needed to push back. It was one thing to willingly join up; it was another to be forced into

to return to my room. I wasn’t in the mood to

are you?” I linked Sylvester.

said, and I felt bored. I sat and prayed for Leo’s safety. Eventually, I got

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

woke up to a

looked out the window,

happening. Sylvester did not

all day.

and I sat up in bed, worried because they were northern

into Sylvester’s

linked Sylvester but met

he was

walked

angry.

” he

your best interest to

might be seen as treason”, he

and I looked at him

know about this?”

he did

not change what you are here. A crime has been

he said, then the guards clamped

At least I deserve to know

said while the guards dragged

out during questioning,” Dominic said, and I tried to link Marcel and Theodore, but they were not around

Sylvester?” I asked, afraid something had happened to him, and Dominic stopped

He is lord of the north, whore!” he

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

and she was in the company of one of a council elder. Unfortunately, the elder did not make it. The

I know you are

the council wants us to question the newcomers, especially you. Bane had dared to attack twice now since you got here. It must mean something,” He said to me, and I felt it

all sworn to serve the Alpha,” I said,

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

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

angle. Putting things that

suspicious.

say anything until I

turned to look at

slapped me again.

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

was carried to a cell and locked up.

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

them to afford private

from the East were locked

to sit on the

the cells

swearing to serve the north, they still

for Sylvester to return. I

put Dominic in

she shook her

it is that simple. If

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

attack their mother and kill a

frowned at me.

a war, remember?” She

shook my head.

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

could destabilise the lord