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;

and they

I asked “You

fed everyone’s eyes

only feed mine,” He said sternly, and

asked me,

lot of ladies

concerned about me?”

green-eyes, ” he

heading somewhere

left his room

want to be

was only a

6/17 oversized clothes

noticed some ladies from the harem were there, and even Lilly

did not like

since I learned she was twenty- three,

friends and heard what she was telling

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

was screwing her, and she

girls were stupid to think Lilly would teach them how to

gave her an

was no way she was

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes and

are you wearing, Tamia?” She asked me,

so he gave me his

name, and

my, he is the

said,

fact that the party was

is the music?” I

“No music.

and drinking.” Avery said,

drinking orange

we got to the north

she had completely cut it out of her

was happy for

is taking me shopping

anything you want?” Avery asked me, and I

that is a

in love?” I

me; we are

reluctance to get emotionally involved

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

a sip of my juice and

asked, and

than I was yesterday,” She said, and I smiled

gamma?” I asked her,

“He has been understanding.

me or

getting some

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

her, and she saw the

I touched it, feeling

party, and soon it was time

and I headed to

way,

do not bore the alpha or

the brunt of it,” she said and

bitch always had to have the

it with her?”

clothes and calling his name without consequence,” I

screwing,

fond of her,”

are,” I said, remembering what I saw this

his room together,” I said, and she

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

room, and Marcel

I wondered

inside

waited for Sylvester to grace us with his

finally came and did not say

of the table

his hands on my bare thighs

a skirt because I

was the party?” he

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

and it was time