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

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

fed everyone’s eyes

mine,” He said

is funny?” He asked me, and I

lot of

about

” he said and

somewhere when I bumped

left his room in a

not want to

was only a room away from

his 6/17 oversized clothes

harem were there, and even Lilly

like the woman one

I learned she was twenty- three, I

her and her friends and

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

and she promised to teach the others

Lilly would teach them how to

was the one thing that gave her an advantage

was going to teach

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes

Tamia?” She asked me,

the tunic I came in, so he

name, and I was wearing

my, he is the jealous type like

those,” Avery said, and I smiled and

the fact that the

I said,

“No music.

said, and

was drinking orange

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

was almost as if she had completely cut it

was happy

is taking

Avery asked me, and I

that is

love?” I asked her, and she shook her

me; we

reluctance to get emotionally involved

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

a sip of my juice and sat next

you?” I asked,

than I was yesterday,” She

gamma?” I asked

“He has been understanding.

me

think Avery will be the one getting some

home; here I am, remorseful,”

her, and she saw

I touched it, feeling worried

party, and

headed to the dining

our way, Lilly accosted

bore the alpha or get

brunt of it,” she said and walked

always had to

with

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

aren’t screwing, you

just fond of her,” Avery said,

remembering

together,”

that part,” She said, divulging where she got

the dining room, and

I wondered where he

buried inside Lilly

for Sylvester to grace

and did not say a

at the head of

my bare thighs and

wearing a skirt because I was sure he would have touched

party?” he asked

should be,” I replied, and he smiled and continued eating

it was time