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.

I wondered why she was

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

you what is going on in

She said, and I was in

shock.

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 to be

almost two hours and decided to return to my room. I wasn’t in the mood

are you?” I linked Sylvester.

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

asleep.

LATER THAT DAY.

to a commotion

out the window, and

what was happening.

all day.

my room, and I sat up in bed,

No one had ever barged into

linked Sylvester

which meant he was not around. To

Dominic walked in,

angry.

questions to answer, ” he said, and Kaira began to growl.

in your best interest to comply, or

might be seen as treason”, he

me, and I looked at him

know about this?”

and he did not care.

permission to question a prisoner. Fucking him does not change what you are here. A crime has been committed, and we require your full cooperation to

he said, then the guards clamped the silver cuffs around my wrist.

I deserve to know

guards

to link Marcel

asked, afraid something had happened to him,

speak his name. He is lord of the north, whore!” he growled. What had happened to make

trusted you. I warned him. Our mother was attacked today and is currently fighting for

she was in the company of one of a council elder. Unfortunately, the elder did

know you

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

to serve the Alpha,” I

pay for Bane’s crimes?”

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

my eyes widened at his wicked angle. Putting things that way made me seem

suspicious.

until I see

and he turned to look at

slapped me again.

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

to a cell and locked

the same cell with me. Linda had a bleeding

were too many for them to afford private

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

silver chains and made to sit on

cells were full.

they still treat us as prisoners,” Avery retorted, and

wait for Sylvester to

put Dominic in his place,” I

she shook her head.

is that simple. If

investigation to run its course,” she said, telling me something I already knew.

and kill a council member?” I

frowned at me.

war, remember?” She said,

shook my head.

nothing substantial to gain from that,” I

destabilise the lord and