Fate's Dark Side Chapter 280

"We got talking, and six months later, she said she had feelings for me. I did not need to overthink it. She was a huge upgrade, and I did not want to lose her. She asked and pleaded for me to find a way so we could be together and soon decided I would go to Gad," He said and chuckled painfully.

"All this while I thought I came up with the idea alone, but now I realise she put it there," he said, and I nodded.

"My father did not want me to go to Gad. He said the west wasn't safe for someone like me. You had just conquered what was left of it; they were yet to fully accept the direct rule.

He said if it was anyone else, it would be okay, but as the son of the head Alpha of the north, I might be in danger.

I thought he was being unfair, and I threw some tantrums. I told him I had gotten admission to study there, and that was where I would go to further my education.

My mother did not oppose me; she encouraged it and fought my father for it.

Eventually, he caved, and I was off to Gad.

Still, Elaine and I could not be together because my father had placed me in a hostel where they were required to put me under strict watch.

The living condition there wasn't really great, and Elaine and I would often hang out.

While we hung out, she would tell me the people's history in Gad and how your father ruined the west.

She also told me you were the reason she was orphaned because of the war you fought to conquer the rest of the west. I believed her, and soon I started following her to strange meetings.

She said it was a place people affected by the war went to heal. It was also a place for a selected few. I felt it was weired because people in Gad spoke highly of you and loved you dearly. She made me believe it was a pretence out of fear.

In this group, they had a leader called Moses. He had no last name, just Moses, and he was an eloquent speaker.

He spoke of the evils of Monarchy and how it had plagued our world. I was made to believe that other than the north, the rest of the regions lived in fear of being conquered.

I was made to believe people lost their homes, families and lives because of the monarchy.

We were made to believe that an accountable leader was what we needed to ensure the safety of our people and four regions.

They made us believe a lot of things. I honestly saw them as a hate group, but Elaine did not seem hateful.

She just seemed like someone from whom everything had been taken, and she was looking for a place to belong.

There was no crime, so soon, I opened myself up for it.

I would tell my mother what I had learned, and she would tell me not to tell my father as it could lead to trouble. I wonder why she was protecting me.

Elaine spoke to me about asking for my father's help. They somehow had a notion that the only thing that was protecting them from your wrath was the council.

They had copies of sanctions and orders you signed, which resulted in huge suffering in other regions.

The latest they had was that of the east.

You took the eastern leader's mate for yourself, and they told me you could do the same to my mother.

They said it was common practice, and every region had suffered that form of injustice.

They had documents with your signature authorising war and killings simply because people refused to agree to your requests. They made you seem like a monster, and the truth was, soon, I wasn't torn about it anymore; I believed them.

It started looking more like our world would be better if you and your officers were no longer in power and the council was the one in charge, and I felt it would be a great prospect.

One day I took a leap of faith and asked them how I could help. They said being the future heir of my family, I was already helping.