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

asked “You are to attend the party

fed

feed mine,” He said sternly, and I

asked me,

of ladies in

so concerned about me?” I asked

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

he was heading somewhere when I

his room in a

to be

room which was only

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to

some ladies from the harem were there,

not like the

was twenty- three,

walked past her and her friends and heard what she was

this afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies

her, and she

stupid to think Lilly would teach

that gave her

she was going to

I walked to Avery.

looked at my clothes and

Tamia?” She asked

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

his name, and I was wearing

my, he is the jealous type like

Avery said, and

fact that the party

the music?” I said, and

“No music.

drinking.” Avery said,

was drinking orange

thing 8/17 I noticed since we got to the north

was almost as if she had completely cut it out

was happy

is taking me

asked me, and

is

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

said anything to me; we are

understand her reluctance to get emotionally involved

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

my juice and

you?” I asked, and she smiled at

was yesterday,” She said,

asked her, and she

“He has been understanding.

touched me

the one getting some here,”

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

better,” I told her, and she

She said, and I

at the party, and soon it

and I headed to the dining

our way, Lilly

not bore the alpha or

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

bitch always had to have the

with her?” Linda asked

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

aren’t screwing,

her,” Avery said, and

they are,” I said, remembering what I saw this

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

part,” She said, divulging where she

and

wasn’t, and I wondered

buried inside Lilly

and waited for Sylvester to grace

finally came and did not

of the table with

placed his hands on my bare

because I was sure he would

the party?”

be,” I replied, and he smiled and continued eating his

it