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

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

fed everyone’s eyes

will only feed mine,” He said sternly, and I

He asked me,

of ladies in

so concerned about me?” I

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

somewhere when I

his room

want to be

to my room which was only a room away from

into his 6/17 oversized clothes

noticed some ladies from the harem were there, and

not like the woman one

I learned she was twenty- three,

her friends and

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

screwing her, and she promised to teach

think Lilly would teach them how to catch

was the one thing that gave her an

she was going

I walked to Avery.

at my clothes and

Tamia?” She asked

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

and I was wearing his

my, he is the jealous type

Avery said, and I smiled

that the party was

music?” I said, and

“No music.

and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked

drinking orange

to the north was that

as if she had completely cut it out

was happy for

is taking me

there anything you want?” Avery asked me, and I frowned at

is

aren’t in love?” I asked her, and she shook her

to me; we are

understand her reluctance to get emotionally

am

took a sip of my juice and sat

asked,

She said, and

asked her, and

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

Avery will be the one getting some here,”

I am, remorseful,”

better,” I told her, and she

said, and I

fun at the party, and soon it was

I headed

our way,

bore the alpha or get

of it,” she said and walked away before I could

bitch always had to have the last

with

his clothes and calling his name without consequence,” I said,

screwing, you

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

I said, remembering what I saw

together,” I said, and

She said, divulging where she

and Marcel and Theodore were

and I wondered

inside

for Sylvester to grace us with his

came and did not say a

the head of the

placed his hands on my bare thighs

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

was the party?”

replied, and he smiled and continued eating his

and it