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;

they looked

this?” I asked “You are to attend the party in

have fed

you will only feed mine,” He

is funny?” He asked

lot of ladies in your

concerned about

here, green-eyes, ”

he was heading somewhere

left his room

to be

room which was only a

oversized

were there, and even Lilly had invited

did not like

I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped being

past her and her friends and heard what she

this afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies who were younger than her

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

think Lilly would teach them

one thing that gave her an advantage over them,

way she was going to

I walked to Avery.

my clothes

She asked me, and

want me wearing the tunic I came in, so he

and I was

my, he is the

get those,” Avery said, and I smiled

that the party was

is the music?” I said, and

“No music.

drinking.” Avery said, and I looked at Linda, who smiled

drinking

to the north was that

if she had completely cut it out of her

was happy for

taking me

asked

is

love?” I asked her,

anything to me; we are just fucking,”

understand her reluctance to get

you are happy, then I am

a sip of my juice and sat next to

are you?” I asked,

than I was yesterday,” She said, and I

asked her, and she

“He has been understanding.

touched me

be the one getting some here,” she

home; here I am, remorseful,” She confessed to

her, and

I touched

and

Linda, and I headed to the dining

our way, Lilly

the

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

bitch always had to have the last

it with her?” Linda

clothes and calling his

screwing, you

just fond of her,”

said, remembering what I saw this

his room together,” I said,

that part,” She said, divulging where

room, and Marcel and Theodore

and I wondered

buried inside

waited for Sylvester

came and did not

head of the table with

my bare thighs and

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

was the party?” he asked

I replied, and he smiled and

it