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.

handed me clothes; a

they looked like

should I do with this?” I asked “You are to

have fed everyone’s

mine,” He said

asked

of ladies in

about

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

was heading somewhere when I bumped

his room in

to be accused of

was only a room away from

oversized clothes and went

harem were there,

like the woman one

she was

her and her friends and heard what she

and the other

respected her because Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised

Lilly would

one thing that gave her

was no way she was

I walked to Avery.

my

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

me wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,”

name, and I was wearing his

is the jealous

always get those,” Avery said, and I smiled

that the

music?” I

“No music.

are just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked at Linda, who smiled

drinking

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

had completely cut it out of her

happy

is taking me

Avery asked me, and I

is a

aren’t in love?”

me; we are just fucking,”

reluctance to get emotionally involved with

happy, then I am happy for

of my juice

are you?” I asked, and she smiled at

yesterday,” She

asked her,

“He has been understanding.

me or

be the one getting

was wild back home; here I am, remorseful,” She confessed to

I told her, and she saw the mark on

I touched it, feeling worried

had fun at the party, and soon it

Linda, and I headed

our way, Lilly

not bore the alpha

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

had to have

is it with

wearing his clothes and calling his name

screwing, you

of her,” Avery said, and I

I said, remembering what I

them exit his room together,” I said, and she frowned at

Marcel doesn’t know that part,” She said, divulging

the dining room, and Marcel and

wasn’t, and I

buried inside Lilly

for Sylvester to

finally came and did

sat at the head of the table with

on my

was glad I wasn’t wearing a skirt because I was sure

party?” he

be,” I replied, and he

and it was