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; a

they looked like

I asked “You are to attend

fed

only feed mine,”

funny?” He asked me, and I

lot of

about me?” I asked

all the questions here, green-eyes, ” he said

somewhere when I bumped into

his room in a

did not want to be

which was only a room away from

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to the

the harem were there, and

like

since I learned she was twenty- three,

friends and

said, and the other ladies who were younger

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

stupid to think Lilly would teach them how to catch

gave her an advantage over them, her

was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

my clothes and

you wearing, Tamia?” She asked me,

so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and everywhere went

called his name, and I was

he is the jealous type

said, and I smiled and

the fact that the party was

music?” I said, and she

“No music.

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

drinking orange

noticed since we got to the

she had completely cut

was happy for

taking me shopping

asked

is a

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

said anything to me; we are

to get

am happy for you,”

my

you?” I asked, and she smiled

was yesterday,” She said, and I

gamma?” I asked

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

one getting some here,” she said, and I

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

I told her, and

said, and I touched it,

and soon it was

headed to the

way,

bore the alpha or

usually get the brunt of it,” she

always had to

is it with her?”

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

aren’t screwing, you

is just fond of her,” Avery said,

are,” I said, remembering

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

guess Marcel doesn’t know that part,” She said, divulging where she

entered the dining room, and Marcel and Theodore were

I wondered

inside

and waited for Sylvester

and did not say

the head of the table with me

my bare thighs and caressed them

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

the party?”

replied, and he

finished, and it was time