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;

and they

asked

have fed everyone’s

feed mine,” He said sternly,

funny?” He asked me,

have a lot of ladies in

concerned about me?”

” he said and walked out of

heading somewhere when

his

to be

my room which was

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to the

were there, and even Lilly had

did not like the

learned she was

friends and heard what

this afternoon,” she said, and the

Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach the

Lilly would teach them how to

thing that gave her an advantage over them,

way she was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes

you wearing, Tamia?” She asked me, and

the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and everywhere went

called his name, and

he is the jealous type

always get those,” Avery said, and I

the fact that the

is the music?” I said, and

“No music.

are just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and

was drinking orange

the north was

she had completely cut it out of her

happy for

is taking

you want?” Avery asked me,

that is a

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

we are just fucking,” Avery

her reluctance to get emotionally involved with

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

my

I asked, and she smiled at

yesterday,” She said, and

asked her,

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

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

am, remorseful,” She confessed to me,

I told her, and she

said, and I touched it, feeling worried for my

the party, and soon it

I headed to the dining

way,

do not bore the

worked up because I usually get the brunt of it,” she said and

always had to have the last

is it with

calling his name without consequence,”

screwing, you

fond of her,” Avery said, and

they are,” I said, remembering what I saw

room together,” I said,

part,” She said, divulging where she got

the dining room, and Marcel and Theodore

I wondered where

inside Lilly

sat and waited for Sylvester to grace us with

and did not

of the table

on my bare thighs and

wasn’t wearing a skirt because I was

was the party?”

I replied, and he smiled and continued eating

and it was time