Shadows of Destiny

A Day Apart Makes The Heart Fonder ~Tamia~ After breakfast, I felt lost and bored.

Since they brought us to the estate, Sylvester had been around, and I had his attention, so the place felt new and lonely.

Avery and Marcel had things planned, and Linda and Theodore were getting to know each other; I could not inconvenience them.

I returned to our bedroom to think of all that Marcel had told me about Bane, the silent war, and the east.

I was worried for the east.

The last thing I wanted was for the east to get caught up in a mess.

I didn’t want to stress about it too much, so I decided I would hang out with Katya in the garden.

I knew some of the women in the harem liked to hang out in the garden, so I wore jeans from the new collection of clothes Sylvester got me, and his t-shirt to surround myself with his scent.

I held the t-shirt to my nose before wearing I headed to the garden in high spirits.

When I got there, most of the women in the harem came to greet me.

Katya approached, and we hugged.

“You look stunning in his t-shirt, Tamia,” She said, and I smiled at her.

I found a place to sit, and some women came to sit around me.

I noticed Lilly from a distance, and she was looking at me with scorn, but I couldn’t be bothered.

“Is it official? Are you the new woman in his life?” Katya asked me, and I frowned at her, wondering why she would ask me such a question.

“What do you mean by the new woman?” I asked her, accepting a cup of tea from one of the women.

I made sure I stylishly sniffed it before placing the cup against my tongue to pretend to take a sip, and then I put the cup down.

I wasn’t stupid to drink something served by women in Sylvester’s Harem whom he wasn’t screwing.

“I mean, since he kicked Lilly to the curb and all,” Katya said, explaining her question, and I laughed.

It was clear Lilly did not tell them the truth.

I was about to speak when I saw her approaching us.

“See who decided to grace us,” She said politely, and I smiled at her.

“I see you did not tell them the truth,” I told her, and she shrugged.

“Alpha only said those things to make you 3/17 happy, Tamia.

Who am I to say he is lying? I am just a prisoner of war.

If he said he wasn’t screwing me so you would feel better, so be it,” She said, trying to save face.

“Whatever makes you happy, Lilly,” I said, and I noticed that the women had figured out what we were saying.

“So, you mean you have been lying to us all this while?” one woman asked, and Lilly shook her head.

“How can I be lying when we spent long hours in his office and his room?” She said, and I decided to change the topic.

Lilly was clearly ashamed and too embarrassed to own up to the truth.

Since we had the same alpha, I could now link her.

“You need to be careful with your lies so he doesn’t find out, Lilly,” I said, and she frowned at me.

“Let us change the topic,” I said to the women and stood up without drinking the tea.

It was my most innovative way of refusing to drink it.

I have read a book about back palace politics.

I wouldn’t want to be a victim.

“What do you ladies do for fun?” I asked, and Katya stood up.

“Painting, quilting, sewing, embroidery,” She said, and I rolled my eyes.

“I want something that is fun and consumes energy.

Don’t get me wrong, those things.

are relaxing, but I do not want to relax.” I said, and some of the women laughed.

“Croquet, Volleyball,” Katya said, and I beamed at her.

“Now that will be fun.

I say we play Volleyball and then wind down with Croquet.

I said, and we headed to a field meant for Volleyball.

We immediately formed our teams.

took off their tunics and gowns, leaving them wearing

the same, and the game

guards came to

against Lilly’s team, and

bit relaxed because I did not embarrass her as she

served the ball, and

had a lot of fun, and the women were

that others wouldn’t have to wait

joined us, and I looked

was supposed to be their day

guess this was part of the fun they were

outside,” Marcel

will be

had so much fun, and it turned into a

we were tired of playing Volleyball, the guards came

set it up, allowing us time to catch our

it up, we

noticed some

that allowed?” I asked Katya, and

“Of course.

touch us, but we are allowed to

are some women who are currently married with children to top officers and

I hoped she was telling me the truth because I did not want anyone setting me up where Sylvester

ask him if it was

for my friends and Soon it was evening, and we returned to freshen up and

the room because

stepped into the room, I felt

me

not know how

went to the shower and showered

waiting for

moment I got there, we all

would wait for

Sylvester wasn’t around, he was the one in

it as a kind gesture, and

left in a hurry, and I somehow figured they had gone all

didn’t seem uptight with him anymore, and I was happy for

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she

Avery hang out with me, but it

I

to the

my way, and I rolled my eyes, bracing myself for

Instead, she hugged me.

said and broke the hug, “You and alpha

of his Harem three years ago,

said; I frowned

years ago?” I asked, and

he sent the

tinge of jealousy, but it was normal for me to feel that

them; they are free,”

want to

It was horrible.

them as if they were

was heart-wrenching

Arya, who was crazy

she was from a small pack in the north, but he threw her out as if she was nothing,” She said, and I didn’t

none of my business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her hand on

to antagonise you

this wrongly, but be guarded and be ready to say

only telling you this because

women free, he told them they were wasting

he does not plan on ever settling down with anyone,” She said, and

part, I have been there, done that, and there is

us see where this

I am grateful for the heads up.” I said,

tell if she told me those

grateful if she was genuinely looking out for me by warning

was wasting

the room, showered and wore

was clear I was sharing his

Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he ended up being sweet, loving and sensitive towards me was

to others, and I

think he is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing

not know, Kaira,” I said, and I felt the loneliness down to my

am falling for him,” Kaira said, and

I assured my wolf, and I

She asked, using the word I had come

at this point, I do not

before he comes, I

it, and he loved