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; a shirt

they looked

do with this?” I asked

fed everyone’s

feed mine,” He said

He asked me,

a lot of

concerned about me?” I

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

somewhere when

his

to be

was

oversized

ladies from the harem were there, and even Lilly had

not like

I learned she was

her and her friends and heard what she was

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

people respected her because Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach the others how to

were stupid to think Lilly would teach

one thing that gave her an advantage over

was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

at my

She asked me, and I

tunic I came in, so he gave

his name, and I was wearing his

he is the jealous

always get those,” Avery said, and I smiled

that the

I said, and

“No music.

and drinking.” Avery said,

drinking orange

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

she had completely cut it out of

was happy

is taking me

Avery asked me,

that is a

you sure you two aren’t in love?” I

we are just fucking,”

understand her reluctance to get emotionally

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

took a sip of my juice and sat

asked, and she

was yesterday,” She

gamma?” I asked her,

“He has been understanding.

me or

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

I am, remorseful,” She confessed

better,” I told her, and

She said, and I touched it, feeling worried

and soon it was time for

headed

our way, Lilly accosted

bore the alpha or

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

always had to have

it with her?” Linda

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

screwing,

just fond of her,”

are,” I said, remembering

them exit his room together,” I said, and she frowned at

know that part,” She said, divulging

and Marcel and Theodore were

I

buried inside Lilly

and waited for Sylvester to grace

and did not

the head of the table

hands on my bare

a skirt because I was

the party?” he asked

should be,” I replied, and

it was