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;

they

I do with this?” I asked “You are to

fed

you will only feed mine,” He said

He asked me, and I

a lot of ladies in your

about me?” I asked

” he said and

guess he was heading somewhere when

I left his

not want to be

which was only a

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to the

the harem were there,

like

since I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped

past her and her friends and heard what she was telling

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

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

think Lilly would teach them how to

gave her an advantage over them,

no way she was going to

I walked to Avery.

at my clothes and

you wearing, Tamia?” She

didn’t want me wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and everywhere went

name, and I was

the jealous

always get those,” Avery said, and I

fact that the party was

I

“No music.

just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked at

drinking orange

to the north was that I hadn’t seen Linda

was almost as if she had completely cut it out

was happy for

taking me

Avery asked

that is

love?”

said anything to me; we are just fucking,”

to get emotionally involved with

if you are happy, then I am happy

my juice and sat next to

are you?” I asked, and she smiled at

She said, and I smiled

I asked

“He has been understanding.

me or

think Avery will be the one getting some here,” she

wild back home; here I am, remorseful,” She confessed

I told her, and she saw

She said, and I touched it, feeling

party, and soon it was

headed to

our way,

bore the

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

always had to have the last

with her?” Linda

calling his name without consequence,” I said, answering Linda’s

screwing,

of her,” Avery said, and

are,” I said, remembering what I saw this

exit his room together,”

Marcel doesn’t know that part,” She said,

dining room, and

I wondered

buried inside

Sylvester to

came and did not say

at the head of the

placed his hands on my bare thighs and

I wasn’t wearing a skirt because I was sure

party?” he asked

replied, and he smiled

it was