Fate's Dark Side Chapter 130

Alpha Brighton gave us a tour of the village. I saw many things that needed improvement, and I made mental notes to relay to Sylvester when I got home.

"Alpha Leo has offered my people part-time work to help with the income. He is truly a nice man." Jake said, and I smiled at him. I had always known Leo to have a big heart. I was glad the things that happened didn't take it from im.

"How is he?" I asked, eager to know how he was doing but reluctant to show my eagerness.

"He looks like he has seen better days; Alpha Corrigan said he is still hurting over you. I guess he needs closure," He said, and I was hurt to learn that my letter did not give him the closure he needed.

"After what you told my son during breakfast, I figured he did it to himself. I think he is finding it hard to forgive himself. I doubt there is anything you can do to help him. Besides, you seem pretty happy. I believe you love Volkov, or you would have used this opportunity to run away. He is a lucky man," Jake said, and I thanked him.

"I hope Donald and Mikail will heal from what happened to them. Honestly, that is the reason I haven't handed the pack over to Donald yet; he is about twenty-six and ready to take over, but I am afraid he would make a bad decision that would get him and our people into trouble." He confessed, and I smiled at him.

"He will heal, Alpha. We all do," I said, and he nodded.

"I am sorry about the initial reception. Please tell his eminence that I truly feel honoured that he sent you," he said, and I smiled. He sighed and looked at Avery and me.

"You women have been through a lot and are still holding firm. You need all the strength you can manage in that place. The north is a political jungle of people wrestling for power.

Your places as lunas are never secure, so you have to be careful. Too many people want to be affiliated with the north. With all that has happened, the council is only partially loyal to the Lord. He needs to be careful. Maurice knew this, and that was why he was ruthless. Hence why I do not have a grudge against the old Lord. He needed to be a certain way so there would be peace in our world.

I know Sylvester is trying to be kind, but someone has to be stern, keep an eye open, and ears to the ground. He might be suffering a spillover of something from his father's time. I am not sure, but some of us old Alphas know of the power struggle between the six ruling houses of the north," He said, and I absorbed every word and then used that opportunity to ask him to elaborate.

"Do you mind telling me about the power struggle?" I asked, and he sighed.

"Let's start with Stephanie Volkov," He said, and my stomach churned.

"She is a nice woman, wasn't treated well by her family and her mate, but she can be vindictive." He said, and he noticed my countenance.

"Is there an issue?" he asked, and I shook my head

"Nothing, but I would like to know more about her, and you seem to be in the best position to tell me since you experienced when she was in power," I said, and he laughed.

"There is nothing special about her. She wasn't so bright. That was why Maurice preferred his fated to her," he said, and I was in shock.

No one ever mentioned that Maurice had a fated or that Stephanie had to share him with his fated.

"A fated?" I asked the man, and he nodded.

"It was a well-kept secret. Stephanie is a member of the Belyaev family, so no one would dethrone her. His fated's name was Lady Alissa Pavlishchev. She was from a small merchant family in Gad.

Stephanie would not share her title even though the Lord was and still is allowed to have more than one Lady. So she always ensured the woman was presented as one of his whores.

Maurice and Stephanie fought about it often, but when the Belyaevs threatened to divide the north, Maurice had to let comply. Hence, why Maurice became power-hungry and a monster.

I believe the man wanted to be so strong that no one would be able to threaten him as the Belyaevs did.