The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 6

~Tamia~

"What is the Alpha of Greenwood Pack doing here?" I linked Linda, and she scuffed.

"Kyle feels our region needs to create an alliance with them to fight the Wolf Lord," Linda explained, and I frowned.

"Wouldn't that be looking for trouble?" I said and she shook her head.

"I think so, but the alphas don't. You didn't attend the last meeting, so you missed the Chauvinism. They are teaming up to take the fight to the Wolf Lord. They said our world would be better without him. He has taken over the entire north and western region," She said.

I turned my head toward Alpha Devin, who stood patiently waiting for me to finish my conversation with Linda.

"I will think about it," I said, and he was stunned by my response. He wasn't expecting me to say no.

"Well then, I will wait patiently until you decide," He bowed and walked away. I could hear Leo growing in my head.

"I am going to spank you when we get home," He growled.

"Save the bedroom stuff for your fated; we are way past that now," I said, took a sip of my wine, and continued chatting with Avery and Linda.

"I think alpha has the hots for you, Tamia; better give it a shot. He is a big catch, bigger than Leo. He doesn't have a luna yet. He might challenge Leo for your hand," Linda said, and I smiled at her.

My heart wasn't ready to leave Leo, as hurt as I was. I know it was stupid, but that was how I felt. I was hurt and angry, but I couldn't let go.

"How are you holding up? That woman is a snake. I learned she accused you of staging an attack on her life," Avery said, and I nodded.

"Leo almost slapped me," I said, and she gasped.

"Do not let him land the first blow, dear; once he does, he won't stop. As far as those two are concerned, you are an obstacle, a mistake. An unnecessary attachment that they are stuck with. I bet he begs her to forgive him for not waiting for her," she said, sounding angry, and I knew she was sharing her truths.

"Does Kyle hit you?" I asked her, and she looked at me with teary eyes.

"Every night they fight, he takes it out on me. He says I am the cause of his problems. I want to leave but can't afford to be a rogue. No one will take me in because I am Luna." She said and drank her wine in a rush. I looked at Avery, and she smiled at me.

"The same with me. The beating proves to their bitches that they do not feel anything for us and are only with us out of necessity. That is the worst part: We can't leave because no pack will absorb us. Anything is better than the rogue status. You are lucky he hasn't started beating you yet," She said, and I was stunned at the women.

I could now understand Linda's drunken behaviour all the time. I looked in Leo's direction, and his eyes fixed on me. I could see his anger, while Amanda was trying to keep his attention.

After what the women said, I dreaded going back home with him.

I looked away from him and sipped my wine a bit while Linda and Avery flirted with the men at the table.

Soon I noticed Linda and one of the handsome men at the table excuse themselves. I did not need to guess what they went to do.

The red-haired man was hot. I couldn't blame Linda for wanting to take a bite. With the horrific revelation, she deserved some happiness, even if it was fleeting.

Avery and I continued to discuss when Alpha Devin returned with a red rose in hand and knelt on one knee.

"Will you dance with me, Luna Tamia? It will make me the happiest man here," he said, and I felt my stomach flutter.

His gesture made me giggle. I took the rose from him and sniffed it gently, keeping my eyes trained on him.

His blue eyes were brilliant, and they gave me butterflies.

He stood up and stretched his hands towards me.

I did not hesitate to take his hands.

He smiled at me and led me to the open floor to dance.

"You look stunning, Luna Tamia," he said, and I thanked him.

"I am delighted a beautiful woman like you agreed to dance with me, Tamia," He said and held me to his chest.

I let him.

It had been over a month since I was touched delicately like that. I heard Leo's growls in my head, but Kaira and I were busy enjoying the moment to care.

"I would like us to be friends," Alpha Devin said, and I looked at him to see if he was playing, but he wasn't.

"How can we be friends when you are not from around here?" I said, and he smiled. His dentition was perfect.

"I will be staying here for a bit to help with some issues in this region. I am here to help form an alliance between the east and the south regions so we can resist the wolf lord. You might not have heard of me, but I go by the nickname Bane." He said, and my eyes widened when I realised who I was dancing with.

He was referred to as Bane because, other than the Dark Alpha, he was the most deadly wolf alive. He was the one that drove the Dark Alpha's army away from the south. He was the Dark Alpha's nemesis. Why didn't Avery warn me?

"Alpha," I said, and he held me close to him.

"Do not treat me like everyone, Tamia. I asked Kyle to make sure no one knew it was me, so I can have real interactions with everyone. I am only telling you this because I want us to be friends, and it would be wrong to start our friendship with a lie," he said, and I tried to relax.

We danced for a bit, and he invited me to join him at his table. I wanted to decline, and he stopped me.

"Luna Avery will be joining us too," he said, and I looked in the direction of my former table, and Avery wasn't there.

I followed him and noticed it was the same table as Leo and Amanda.