Fate's Dark Side Chapter 765

They needed to be seen together a few times to figure it out, but the resemblance wasn't obvious at first glance.

"You said you wanted to see me?" I asked, and she nodded.

"Yes, your majesty," she said.

I was attentive, giving her the go-ahead to speak.

She shifted in her seat and cleared her throat a few times. She was nervous.

"I will like to request the opportunity to join the fight against Yuri. I know Mikhail is dead, but I want to fight," she said, and I shook my head.

'If I let you come, Tamia and the others would see a reason to follow," I said, and she shook her head in tears.

"I want to fight, your majesty. I have not known peace for eighteen years now. I have dreamed of avenging my mate. That is what has kept me going. I want to kill those bastards and make them feel the pain I have lived with for years," She explained, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I watched Mikhail kill Luis. He never wanted any part of this shit. He just wanted to live peacefully, but they won't let him. We were trying to get Alexei and Clay to live with us in the West so we could be a family. We wanted an everyday life. Luis dyed his hair and got a regular job. Yuri couldn't leave him alone. All Yuri had to do was forget about us, but he didn't. He wanted me to bear him children, and he wanted to be the head of the family. It had nothing to do with revenge or liberating the Stepanovs. It was his personal selfish agenda, and he killed Luis for it.

I wish I had the opportunity to kill Mikhail. I would have done it. Luis spared Mikhail's life and told the bastard to go. Luis told him to tell Yuri he was dead and promised to go off the radar, but Mikhail pretended to listen and ended Luis when his defences were down," she said, weeping.

"I live this nightmare every day. I thought seeing Amelia would give me peace, but I was wrong. She does not know me, your majesty, and I doubt she ever would. She is distant, and she has a good reason to be. I suspect her life wasn't warm either.

Someone has to pay for it. I want to kill as many of those Stapanov bastards as possible. I want them to feel my pain, your majesty. Please let me," she said and went on her knees.

I could see the desperation in her eyes. I could also see something else, something she tried to mask, but I knew the look too well not to notice it. She was tired and determined to end her life on the battlefield. I understood her plight. Having lived in the shadows for years, being unable to reach out to her child had damaged her. Seeing her daughter and realising she can never be a mother to her must have solidified this resolve.

I leaned forwards to speak to her.

"I understand your pain, Gezel, but Amelia still needs you. You might not have been in her life when she was young. I am sure Amelia will want you in her life now.

She is about to be a mother, so she will need you.

It is never too late to build a bond, Gezel. If I allow you to come with us, you have to swear on your wolf that you will do everything it takes to survive the battle," I said, and she realised I knew what she was planning to do.

She wiped away her tears and contemplated her response.

"I swear on my wolf, your majesty, that I will try to survive," she said with difficulty.

"Dying in battle is cowardice, Gezel. Daring to start again even though you believe it is too late is bravery. I implore you to be brave," I said, and she got off her knees and sat on the couch.

"Is there anything else?" I asked, and she shook her head.

I got off the chair, ready to head to Erik's lab.

"Now that that is out of the way. Start your motherly duty by ensuring Amelia gets some rest. She would not listen to any of us. I am sure you will have a way of getting through to her. She is in her first trimester and would need some rest," I said, and she stood up and nodded quickly.