The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 87

~Leo~

I wasn't ready to face Tamia yet, so when Max and Kyle accosted Sylvester and me, I used the opportunity to part ways.

I knew seeing Tamia was inevitable, and I wished it would be easy, but I knew it won't.

The last time we spoke, she was hurt.

I remembered the hurt in her eyes that day. I saw her give up completely, and it was all my fault.

I knew she was happy with Sylvester, but I still found it hard to move on.

She was mine right from when she was seventeen. Who would have thought our time together would be short-lived?

I felt ashamed of myself.

She had done what I failed to do.

When she reminded me of my promise the night she returned home naked and in pain, I sat on the couch and could not speak.

The truth was, I did not expect her to understand. I did not expect her to see things my way. I was afraid to let go of the rare gift given to me, and I expected her to accept it.

I knew that that was my inner truth.

When she complained and showed disappointment, I often told myself she would do the same thing in my shoes.

Even though I knew Tamia was very loyal and devoted, I believed she would do the same in my shoes.

I had told Devin that she would have rejected him for my sake, but I did not believe my words. I just wanted to discourage him from pursuing her and getting her in trouble with Sylvester.

After hearing that she rejected Devin, I felt ashamed of myself.

How could I face her knowing I had failed her?

Sylvester Volkov was a better man for her.

He made a promise and stuck to it.

She made a promise and kept it.

There was no way anyone or anything could come between them. There was no way.

I needed to prepare my mind for my friendship with Tamia. It will be hard. It would be difficult to see and talk to her, being in the same space with her and having limits around her.

It will be difficult because she was once mine.

I needed to prepare my mind for the torture I would experience through the friendship, but I was grateful to Sylvester for his kind gesture.

A challenging friendship with Tamia was better than silence. It was better than being estranged from her. At least I get my confidant back, someone I know I can trust and rely on. I was excited about it. However challenging it will be, I was excited about it.

I returned to my booth, and Ramsey was sitting next to Amanda.

I honestly hated the man. He brought about my ruin, and I was angry and enraged after what Sylvester had just told me he did.

I knew Kyle was a fool, but he did not deserve this.

I wanted to beat the crap out of Ramsey and ask him what the fuck Kyle did to him to make him set us up like that. I was angry.

The lives that were lost due to that attack still haunt me.

"Darling," Amanda said, smiling at me, and I returned the smile.

"How did your meeting go?" She asked me, and I knew I needed to watch my tongue where Ramsey was concerned. Speaking in opposites was the only way to protect myself from the prick.

"Not well," I replied, and her face dropped. She rubbed my back gently and kissed my upper arm.

"I hope he wasn't upset," She said with a tinge of fear, and I could not blame her. The Wolf Lord's anger was something to avoid.

"I hope he isn't. Max and Kyle accosted him, and I am nervous," I lied, and she hissed.

"I am sorry, but those two alphas are fools. Kyle was the one that got the east into this mess to begin with, he had better not try it again, and Max almost got us in trouble the second time," She said, grumbling, and I rubbed her back to calm her down.

I did not want her going into labour in the booth of a sports arena in the north.

I wanted to tell her. It wasn't Kyle but her treacherous father, but I refrained from it. There was no use voicing my mind.

"Father, you should go against them in the committee. The east was more peaceful when you led it. Leo is doing a good job, but those people make it very hard. I think you and Alpha Timothy should step in to support Leo," She said, and Ramsey shook his head. The prick.

Of course, he will shake his head. He had messed everything up. I was beginning to suspect that he did it out of scorn.

Tamia and I had increased the strength of the mountain pack, knocking him out of first place in the east.

I was occupying his seat. Kyle and Max knocked him down to fourth place. Could he create trouble for us because of it?

I believed it was more profound than that, and I was determined to get to the bottom of things.

"Max and Kyle have Leo's vote. I can't contest it," Ramsey said casually, and Amanda shook her head.

"I am sure Leo will side with you." She said and squeezed my hand.

"Won't you, darling?" She said, and honestly, I cringed.

I knew I said I wanted to try with Amanda, but other than the bond, there was nothing. It wasn't her fault; the issue was with me.

"No, I won't," I said bluntly, and she stopped.