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 shirt

and they looked like

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

have fed everyone’s

you will only feed mine,” He said sternly,

asked me, and I

of ladies in

concerned about me?”

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

heading somewhere when I bumped into

I left his

did not want to be

which was only a

6/17 oversized clothes and

ladies from the harem were there, and even

did not like the woman

since I learned she was twenty-

and her friends and heard what she was telling

afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies

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

were stupid to think Lilly would teach them

one thing that gave her an advantage

was no way she was going

I walked to Avery.

at my clothes

Tamia?” She asked

he gave me

name, and I

my, he is the

Avery said, and I

fact that the party

music?” I

“No music.

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

was drinking orange

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

was almost as if she had completely cut it out of her

happy for

is taking

Avery asked me, and I frowned at

is

love?” I asked her, and she shook

to me; we are just fucking,”

understand her reluctance to get emotionally involved

are happy, then I am happy for you,” I said, and we

my

are you?” I asked, and

I was yesterday,” She said, and I

asked

“He has been understanding.

me or

will be the one getting some

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

told her, and she saw the mark on

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

fun at the party, and soon it

Linda, and I headed

our way, Lilly

do not bore the alpha or get

because I usually get the brunt of it,” she

bitch always had to have the last

with her?” Linda

am wearing his clothes and calling his name

aren’t screwing,

is just fond of her,” Avery said, and

are,” I said, remembering what

them exit his room together,” I said, and

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

dining room, and Marcel and Theodore

and I wondered where

buried inside Lilly

sat and waited for Sylvester to grace us with

finally came and did not say a

sat at the head of the

placed his hands on my bare thighs and caressed

a skirt because I was sure he would have touched

the party?” he

and he smiled and

and it