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.

clothes; a shirt

and they

do with this?” I asked “You are to

fed

you will only feed mine,”

is funny?” He asked me,

of ladies in

about me?” I

green-eyes, ” he said

guess he was heading somewhere when

I left his room in a

to

was only a room

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and

the harem were there, and

like the woman one

I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped being

past her and her friends and

on fire this afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies who

her because Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach the

Lilly would teach them how

the one thing that gave her an

was no way she was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

at my clothes

you wearing, Tamia?” She asked me, and

tunic I came in, so he gave me

his name, and I was wearing

the jealous type

get those,” Avery said, and I smiled

fact that

is the music?” I said, and

“No music.

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

drinking orange

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

she had completely

was happy

taking me shopping

Avery asked me, and I frowned

is

sure you two aren’t in love?” I asked

said anything to me; we are just fucking,” Avery

could understand her reluctance to

if you are happy, then I am happy for you,” I

my juice and sat

asked, and she smiled at

yesterday,” She said, and I smiled

I asked her,

“He has been understanding.

touched me or

the one getting some here,” she said, and I

am, remorseful,” She confessed to

her, and she

said, and I

at the party, and soon it was

and I headed to the dining

our way,

the

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

bitch always had to have the last

with her?” Linda

and calling his

screwing,

is just fond of her,” Avery said, and I

are,” I said, remembering what I saw this

together,” I said, and she frowned at

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

room, and Marcel and

wasn’t, and I wondered where he

buried inside Lilly

and waited for Sylvester to grace

did

the head of the table with me beside

on my bare thighs

because I was sure he would have touched me

the party?” he asked

I replied, and he smiled and

and it was time to