The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 33

~Leo~

Devin's revelation did not sit well with me.

I thought he wasn't good enough for Tamia, and I suspected the Wolf Lord was possessive of her. This was a difficult situation.

"You should let her go," I finally said, and he shook his head and pinched his nose.

"You, of all people, know that won't happen, Leo," he said, and I bowed my head.

"I just want peace," I said.

"It is easy to say. You didn't fight for her because you already had someone. You had already replaced her," He said to me. He had struck a nerve with those words.

"Do not speak of things you don't understand or know nothing about. The mate bond drives you, but I love Tamia. Tamia is my best friend, my confidant, my soul. I did not give her up. I would have died for her. I fought them with everything I had, but she wanted to leave. She had asked me to release her so many times. She gave herself to them, so don't tell me about my feelings for my wife. You know nothing about it. Where was the fucking mate bond when we were young? Where was it when we fell in love and planned our lives? Everything was going well until that fucking party," I said, fighting back my tears.

As much as I told myself that I was okay with Tamia being in the north, I wasn't, but I was glad she was happy. Although it hurt, I was glad. I was pleased that she was alright.

"I am not telling you to let it go because I am a coward. I am telling you to let it go because I sense she has something serious with the wolf Lord. I doubt she will pick you, Devin, and I know it will break your heart. Unlike me, Tamia is strong and determined. If she had met you before I met Amanda, I know she would have rejected you and risked being weak," I told him my truth based on my suspicions.

He was stunned and looked at me as if I had said something wrong.

"The Volkovs took everything from me; I can't let them take my fated too. I will try my best to get her back from the north," he said and sat down.

"We need to team up, Leonardo. I do not want to force your region under me," He said, and I smiled.

"You already divided my region into two. I am not mad. They chose to follow you, but trying to force the rest of us to help with your cause is completely wrong. My refusal to fight does not necessarily mean I am weak, Devin; I just like peace. I strive hard to keep it, so I live by it." I said, and he nodded.

"I am a desperate man, Leo. I have everything to gain and everything to lose. It will be nice to have you join my cause. We will all benefit from it. Being free of the Volkovs is important.

Three days ago, a village in the west that shared a border with the south was attacked because they wanted to be free of the high taxes the wolf lord placed on them through the council.

This village survives by farming. There is no form of development in this village. There are no social infrastructures there, yet they are taxed every month. I had to make my hospitals available for their injured.

That is just one of the many people that beast is oppressing.

As for Tamia, it is easy to fall in love with your captor. It is normal.

He is all she sees. Showing her some affection might give her the notion that she is safe and loved.

Coming from a broken relationship and heartbreak, he might seem like the best option for her.

She doesn't know that I am her mate, so maybe she does not think there is anyone out there for her," He said, then sighed and looked at me with misty eyes.

"I moved too slow, please I need your help, Leo. I want my mate. My wolf, Rex, has not rested since we laid eyes on her. Please. You are mated, so you know how it is. As for the north, I can share it with you when we conquer it, please," he said, pleading with me, and I did not know what to say.

I could understand his desperation and his angle, but Tamia seemed to have something good going in the north. It will be wrong to pull her back into this.

"I know you are looking out for Tamia, but I will never hurt her. I will love and cherish her until I die," He said, pleading with me.

"Have you told Sylvester Volkov that she is your fated? I think that would be wiser than attacking him," I said, and he laughed.

"The man is greedy. I learned he has a harem of lovers. Over a hundred of them. He is a collector, Leo. He won't give her back," he told me, and I knew that part. I doubt Tamia had issues with it. I guess making her share with Amanda gave her a thick skin.

I was ashamed of how badly my weakness damaged her.

She never liked sharing. She was jealous and possessive. Knowing what was happening in the north broke my heart.