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 shirt and

they

should I do with this?” I asked

have fed everyone’s eyes

mine,”

He asked me, and

have a lot of ladies in your

about

green-eyes, ” he said and walked out of

heading somewhere when I bumped into

his

want to be accused of

my room which was

into his 6/17 oversized clothes and went to the

were there, and even Lilly had

did not like the woman

I learned she was twenty- three, I stopped being

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

afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies who

and she promised to teach the others how to catch his

think Lilly would teach them how to

that gave her an advantage over them, her only

no way she was going to teach

I walked to Avery.

my

She asked me, and

I came in, so he gave me his

name, and I was

my, he is the jealous type like

Avery said,

that

the music?” I said,

“No music.

eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked

was drinking orange

to the north was

almost as if she had completely cut it

happy

taking me shopping

you want?” Avery asked me,

that is a

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

me; we are

reluctance to

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

of my

I asked,

was yesterday,” She said,

gamma?” I asked

“He has been understanding.

me or pressured

getting some here,”

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

told her, and she saw

I touched it, feeling

party, and soon it was time

I headed to the dining

our way,

not bore the alpha

because I usually get the brunt of it,” she said

always had to have

with

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

screwing,

is just fond of her,” Avery said, and I

they are,” I said, remembering

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

part,” She said, divulging where she

room, and Marcel and Theodore

and I wondered

buried inside

and waited for Sylvester

did not say

the head of the

on my bare

I was sure he

the party?” he asked

it should be,” I replied, and he

and it was time to