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;

they looked

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

fed everyone’s eyes

mine,” He said sternly, and I

He asked me,

have a lot of ladies

so concerned about me?” I

the questions here, green-eyes, ” he said

was heading somewhere when I

his

did not want to

which was only a room away from

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went

ladies from the harem were there, and even

not like the woman

I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped

I walked past her and her friends

she said, and the other

Sylvester was screwing her, and

would teach them

one thing that gave her

no way she was going to teach

I walked to Avery.

at my clothes

are you wearing, Tamia?” She

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

and I was wearing his

the jealous type like

said, and I smiled

fact that

is the music?” I said, and

“No music.

and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked at Linda,

was drinking

since we got to the north was that I

she had completely cut it out

happy

taking

you want?” Avery asked me, and I

that is

in love?” I asked her, and she

said anything to me; we are just

reluctance to get emotionally involved

am

a sip of my juice and sat

you?” I asked, and she smiled

She said, and

asked

“He has been understanding.

touched me

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

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

I told her, and

serious,” She said, and I

the party, and soon it was time for

headed to

our way, Lilly accosted

the alpha or

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

to

with

am wearing his clothes and calling his name without

screwing,

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

I said, remembering what I saw

saw them exit his room together,” I said, and she

She said, divulging where she

and Marcel and

wasn’t, and I wondered where he

inside

and waited for Sylvester to

finally came and did not

of the

hands on my bare thighs and

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

party?”

replied, and

it