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

and they looked like

asked “You are to

fed

only feed mine,” He said sternly,

asked

lot of ladies in your

about me?” I asked

questions here, green-eyes, ”

he was heading somewhere when I bumped into

I left his room

did not want to be accused

to my room which was only a room

oversized clothes

were there, and even Lilly had

not like the

I learned she was

friends and

this afternoon,” she said, and the other

her, and she promised to teach the others

think Lilly would teach them

thing that gave her an advantage over them, her

was going to teach

I walked to Avery.

looked at my

are you wearing, Tamia?” She asked

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

his name, and

he is the jealous type like

always get those,” Avery said, and I smiled and

the fact that

is the music?” I said,

“No music.

just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked

drinking

since we got to the

was almost as if she had completely

happy for

is taking me shopping

asked me,

that is

sure you two aren’t in love?” I asked

said anything to me; we are

could understand her reluctance to get emotionally

am

sip of my

are you?” I asked,

She said, and I smiled at

asked her, and she

“He has been understanding.

touched me

Avery will be the one getting some here,”

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

and she saw the mark on

serious,” She said, and I touched it, feeling worried

fun at the party, and soon it

and I headed

way, Lilly accosted

do not bore the

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

bitch always had to have the last

it with

calling his name without consequence,” I said,

aren’t screwing,

her,”

remembering

together,” I said, and she

part,” She

dining room, and Marcel and Theodore

and I wondered where he

buried inside Lilly

and waited for Sylvester to grace us

and did

the head of

his hands on my bare thighs and

I wasn’t wearing a skirt because I was sure he would have touched me on that

the party?” he asked

replied, and he smiled and continued eating his

finished, and it was time