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.

handed me clothes; a shirt

they looked

I do with this?” I asked “You are to

fed everyone’s eyes

you will only feed mine,” He said

He asked

of ladies in your

concerned about me?” I asked

questions here, green-eyes, ” he said and

he was heading somewhere when I

left his room in a

to be accused

returned to my room which was only a room

6/17 oversized clothes and went to the

ladies from the harem were there, and even Lilly

not like

since I learned she was twenty-

I walked past her and her friends and heard what she was telling

she said, and the other ladies

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

think Lilly would

gave her an advantage over them,

no way she was going to teach them

I walked to Avery.

my clothes and

wearing, Tamia?” She asked me, and I

wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I

name, and

the jealous type like

Avery said, and I smiled

that the party was

I

“No music.

Avery said, and

was drinking

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

had completely cut it

was happy

is taking

Avery asked me, and

that is

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

we are just fucking,” Avery

understand her reluctance to get emotionally involved with

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

of my

I asked, and she smiled

yesterday,” She said, and I

asked her, and she

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

will be the one getting some here,” she

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

her, and she saw the mark on my

and I touched it, feeling worried for my

at the party, and

I headed to the

way,

the alpha

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

had to

with her?”

his name without consequence,” I said,

screwing, you

fond of her,” Avery said,

are,” I said, remembering what I saw this

them exit his room together,” I

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

the dining room, and

wasn’t, and I wondered where he

inside

for Sylvester to grace us with

finally came and did not

of the table with me

my bare thighs

was glad I wasn’t wearing a skirt because I was sure

party?” he asked

replied, and he

finished, and it