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.

me clothes; a

they looked like

with this?” I asked “You are

have fed everyone’s eyes

you will only feed mine,”

funny?” He asked me, and

a lot of ladies in

concerned about

questions here, green-eyes, ” he said and walked out of his

somewhere when

I left his room

not want to be accused

room which was only

oversized clothes and went

the harem were there, and even Lilly

did not like

I learned she was twenty- three, I

friends and heard what she was

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

and

think Lilly would teach

gave her an advantage over them, her

no way she was going to

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes and

Tamia?” She

the tunic I came in, so he gave

called his name, and I was wearing

is the

those,” Avery said, and

the fact that the

is the music?” I

“No music.

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

was drinking orange

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

was almost as if she had

was happy for

is taking me shopping

Avery asked me, and I frowned at

is

in love?” I asked her, and she

to me; we are just fucking,”

to get emotionally involved with

I am

of my juice and sat

I asked,

She

I asked

“He has been understanding.

me

getting

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

told her, and she

She said, and I

the party, and soon

headed to the

our way,

not bore the alpha or get

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

had to

is it with her?” Linda

his clothes and calling his name without consequence,”

screwing, you

fond of her,” Avery said, and I

I said, remembering what I saw

them exit his room together,” I

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

room, and Marcel and Theodore

wasn’t, and I wondered where

buried inside

sat and waited for Sylvester to

and did not say a

sat at the head of the table with me

my bare thighs and caressed them

wearing a skirt because I

the party?”

replied, and he

and it