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.

and gowns, leaving

the same, and the

of the guards

Lilly’s team, and Katya was on

seemed a bit relaxed because I did not embarrass

the ball, and

had a lot of fun, and the women were

created so that others wouldn’t have to

so much fun that Avery joined us, and I looked and

to be their day together since the

this was part of the

you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and I placed

be our secret,”

so much fun, and it turned into

Volleyball, the guards came

set it up, allowing us time to catch our

the guards set it up, we relaxed with wine and bite-size

and I noticed

I asked Katya, and she

“Of course.

Gamma don’t touch us, but we are allowed to

women who are currently married with children

I hoped she was

Croquet, I went to meet Marcel where he was, to ask him if it was okay that the women flirt with the officers,

allowed to mingle except for my friends and Soon it was evening, and we returned

to enter the room because

the

spoiled me with

know how much until

the shower and showered in a hurry, then headed for

waiting

I got there, we all

felt it was odd that Marcel would wait for me to arrive

wasn’t around, he

as a kind gesture,

in a hurry, and I

him anymore,

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she

out with me,

so I let

walked back to

I rolled

Instead, she hugged me.

for not embarrassing me out there,” She said and broke the hug, “You and alpha look good together; I hope it

disposed of his Harem three years ago, he has been

She said;

you here three years ago?” I asked, and she

came a few months before he sent

said smiling, and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it was normal for me to feel that way with how I

for them; they are free,” I said, and she shook her

didn’t want to

It was horrible.

them as if

heart-wrenching to

was

the way he showered her with attention, and the fact that 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 want

said,

am not trying to antagonise you or

not take this wrongly, but be guarded

only telling you this because you were

set those women free, he told them they

plan on ever settling down with anyone,”

I have been there, done that, and there is nothing to

us see where

heads up.” I said, and

couldn’t tell if she told me those things to hurt or make me

grateful if she was genuinely looking

was wasting her

returned to the room, showered and wore

I

of events, and the fact that he ended up being sweet,

he wasn’t kind to others, and I

do you think he is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing Sylvester,

I said, and I felt the loneliness down to

for him,” Kaira said, and I

both are,” I assured my

She asked, using the word I had come to

at this point,

Sylvester is true and we ever end up together before he comes, I will reject him,” I

couldn’t do it, and he loved us,”