The Dark Side Of Fate Chapter 31

I did not need it, but I appreciated it.

Tamia must have been important to him; too bad he was too weak to keep her.

Based on the letters, he had lost her long before I took her from him. I now realised why she gave herself up. She did not want to be his luna anymore.

The situation must have been heart-wrenching for her to choose the unknown over him. It made me remember Susan and why she left me.

It was late in the evening, so I took Tamia's letter to her. I was glad for all the tips Leo gave me, but I had no plan of wooing her.

I knocked on the door, and no one answered, so I let myself in. Tamia was on the floor in tears. I did not need to know why; the mark on her neck was gone.

I went to her and held her.

The two must have loved each other dearly, and everything that went wrong must have been hard on both of them, but judging by their situation, this was for the best.

I held her on the floor, and she cried in my arms. I could hear the pain in her wails. Fate messed up their love story, and his weakness wrecked them.

"He sent you a letter," I said and handed her the letter with a broken seal.

"I had to read it for security purposes," I said, stroking her back gently.

"He sent me a letter too. That I should take care of you," I said, and her tears fell freely.

I decided to leave her so she could read the letter privately. I stood up, and she grabbed my hand to stop me.

"Stay with me," She said, and I nodded.

She read his letter and then placed it against her chest and cried. I let her cry.

It was clear that even though they knew the marriage was over, neither was ready to let go. They were too attached.

She calmed down after a while and had to swear allegiance to me to join my pack. It was necessary so she didn't go rogue.

I felt the connection snap into place, which meant I could now mind-link her. She calmed down, and I studied her.

"So you were sharing your husband with his fated?" I asked her, and she nodded.

"Wow, that was a messed up situation. I see why you came here," I said, and she looked at me.

"They would have killed him," She said, defiant tone returning, and I nodded because I knew I was right.

"I hope you will be in the mood for horse riding tomorrow," I said and got up.

"Where are you going?" She asked me, standing up too.

"To sleep," I told her, and her eyes looked like she was contemplating something.

"Okay," she said, but I knew those weren't the words she wanted to speak. So I moved close to her until her back was against the wall.

"Okay?" I said, and she swallowed and nodded.

Her eyes were swollen from tears. She searched my eyes with them, trying to figure me out, and before she could speak, I kissed her neck where her husband's mark once was and sucked gently. She moaned, unable to control herself, and Knight growled.

"If I stay, I will take you, and you aren't ready for that," I told her and walked out of her room.

It was hard as hell, but I knew it would be wrong to take advantage of a grieving woman. She needed time and space to accept her reality.

I returned to my room, hard as hell, and went to the bathroom to work on myself.

As I lay on my bed, I thought of Tamia and Leo's story and realised she was the type to love deeply. Would she fall for me and love me the same if anything happened between us?

Remembering what Susan did snapped me out of my fantasies. Women could not be trusted. I learned that the hard way, and I have been on my guard ever since