Shadows of Destiny

13 The Severance ~Tamia~ I had spent two weeks in the north, and my living conditions remained the same.

Slyvester was good company when he wanted to be and was silent most of the time.

As much as people feared him, I was a bit relaxed around him.

He exuded much power, but I did not let it faze me.

In fact, I saw it as a challenge.

I spent a lot of time in the library and in my room.

We had beauty treatments every other day, and I noticed love blooming between Avery and Marcel, the Beta.

I was happy for her.

I saw her smile in 1/12 ways I had never seen before, and I wondered how far they were willing to go with this.

I met other Lunas that were in service, and while some of them were happy, some were neutral about their condition.

But no one was abused or maltreated.

They treated the women nicely; some had even found love in the north with a warrior or an officer.

It was like an everyday life, not the slave and master scenario painted for us.

It comes down to saying people never really know the truth about anything unless they are in it and experience it first -hand.

I lay on my bed, wondering what Leo was doing.

I was sure Amanda was over the moon about my exit.

It would no longer be three nights a week for her anymore.

She gets to keep her fated to herself and, in a few months, welcome their pups into the world.

I was happy for them but sad for me, because they have something I will never have, A home, family, love and continuation in their pups.

My future wasn’t really certain because the alpha was unreadable.

“Come to the east garden, Marcel; let me throw a cocktail party there,” I heard Avery’s voice, and I managed to get off the bed.

I was getting bored of the sheer clothes in my wardrobe, but it seemed the alpha wanted to feed his eyes all the time.

I wore a peach dress that looked like a tunic with sandals and headed out.

Sylvester walked out of a room that had huge doors; I figured that was his bedroom, and Lilly followed after him.

I figured the rumours about him fucking her were true.

He saw me and stopped.

I held his gaze as always and looked at Lilly, who was blushing.

She was trying to send a message, and I smiled at her.

“I would not want to interrupt you,” I said and tried to excuse myself, but he held me back.

He grabbed my wrist, pulled me to his body, spun me around, held my neck gently, and leaned close to my ear.

“Leave us!” he ordered Lilly, and she quickly moved away.

“Where do you think you are going dressed like that?” He asked, and I swallowed.

His pinewood scent was intoxicating.

“Avery is having a cocktail party in the east garden,” I managed.

“You should only dress like this for me, green-eyes,” he said.

“I have a name, you know.

It is best you start using it,” I said, and he twisted my wrist.

It hurt a bit but not too much; almost a bit of a turn-on.

“Or else what?” He said, and I felt him grazing his teeth along the side of my neck, and I stifled a moan.

“Your husband is stubborn; I will force his hand soon,” he said, and I swallowed, hoping Leo would let go.

He had told me he would die before doing it; I needed him to stay alive.

Sylvester took me to his room.

It was grand.

The room looked fit for a king.

He was a lord, so it was understandable.

clothes; a shirt

they looked

this?” I asked

fed

will only feed mine,” He said sternly, and

He asked me, and I

a lot of ladies

about

all the questions here, green-eyes, ” he said and

heading somewhere

left his

did not want to be accused

my room which was only a room

his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to

harem were there, and even Lilly

not like the woman one

since I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped

walked past her and her friends and heard what

she said, and the other ladies who were younger than

because Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach the others how to catch his

stupid to think Lilly would teach them

her an advantage over them,

no way she was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes and

you wearing, Tamia?” She asked me, and I

the tunic I came in, so he gave

name, and I was

is the jealous

get those,” Avery said,

the fact that the party was

I said, and

“No music.

are just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said,

was drinking orange

got to the north was that I hadn’t seen Linda with

almost as if she had

was happy for

is taking me

Avery asked me, and I frowned

that is

you sure you two aren’t in love?” I asked her, and she shook

said anything to me; we are just fucking,” Avery

reluctance to get emotionally involved

if you are happy, then I am happy for

my juice

you?” I asked, and she smiled at

was yesterday,” She said, and

I asked her, and

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

getting some here,” she said,

I am, remorseful,” She confessed to me, and

and she saw the mark

She said, and I touched it, feeling worried for

fun at the party, and

I headed to the

way,

bore the

up because I usually get the brunt of it,” she said and

had to have the

is it with her?” Linda asked

his clothes and calling his name without consequence,” I said, answering Linda’s

screwing, you

is just fond of her,” Avery said, and I

I said, remembering what

together,” I

that part,” She said, divulging

dining room, and Marcel and

I wondered where he

buried inside

Sylvester to grace us with

came and did not

the head of the

hands on my bare thighs and caressed them

I was sure he

the party?”

I replied, and he

and it