The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 241

"You are a coward, Leo, a fucking coward. No wonder Tamai moved on quickly," Kyle said, and I punched him.

I heard something crack, but I didn't care. He had struck a nerve with me.

"You will respect me!" I said, getting angry. Black had had enough of their nonsense. I was a peaceful man, but I refused to be disrespected anymore.

"I accepted the invite because of you two. Came here and ridiculed myself for your sake. I begged Sylvester Volkov for your sake. I am a leader in my own right, yet I stooped low for your sake, and you call me a coward!" I said, livid.

"If you had kept your ranks in check like a proper alpha should, no one would use your men to attack the border of Gad, and Sylvester won't rain down his terror on us and take our mates from us.

I am still hurting from my loss. I can never get over it. How dare you call me a coward?

It takes a lot of strength to walk away from a fight when you are challenged. I see Tamia in Sylvester's booth at the arena, and I dare not look. I dare not let my stare linger or talk to her. Do you think it is easy? It is your fault, Kyle! They took our mates because of you!" I said and then looked at him.

"Linda isn't an object that you can swap at will. She is a person, and she is happy now. She is expecting a baby with Theodore Orlov; move on. She would not get back to you even if you were the last man on earth. After all you did to her?" I said and laughed from frustration.

"Are you on drugs, Kyle?" I asked him.

"No woman would return to a man like you after you treated her that way. You are sick. You need help. I still can't wrap my head around you asking your soldiers to fuck your wife in front of you. I can't wrap my head around it. It is sick, and you need help. She is free of you, so let her go," I said and looked at Max.

"And you. I need to figure out where to start. I am ashamed that you two are my friends. I have done enough for you two. Let this be the last time either of you will talk to me about the mates you lost to better men. And before you think of a jab, I accept that I lost my wife to a better man. It is time you start accepting it, too," I said, and Max shook his head.

"You might be our leader, but we are alphas. Yes, I made a mistake with Avery, but I am willing to make amends. Everyone deserves a second chance. I won't be at peace if I do not try. I was blinded by lust and fooled by the bond; I had to try, Leo. I can't come this far and humiliate myself this much to not take her back with me," Max said, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I didn't mean to beat my Avery. Michelle told a lot of lies, and I believed her. Some of my men were in league with her. I believed them; I hurt Avery because I believed them. I thought Avery was malicious. I thought she deliberately hurt Michelle. I believed all the lies they told me..." Max said and sat on the couch crying.

"I swear, Leo, I didn't mean to. It is just that things got heated between us and I reacted, and then I found myself doing that all the time," he said, and I did not want to hear him or Kyle anymore.

"Then you two will have to do it on your own. I am not going to aggravate Volkov, Sidorov and Orlov over this," I said and returned to my room. Amanda was sitting up and crying in bed.

I knew she heard me, but it didn't matter.

I got into bed with her letting Black take over, and tried to console her. I was trying, but I needed to move faster.

We headed to the arena the next day, and Max and Kyle decided to seek out Linda and Avery.

They wanted to catch them when they were alone and plead their case. They were delusional, but I admired their perseverance. Too bad I did not see this going well for either of them.