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.

off their tunics and gowns, leaving them wearing sexy lacey

same, and the game

of the guards came

Lilly’s team, and

I did not embarrass her as she had thought

and

lot of fun,

so that others wouldn’t

us,

their day together since the

guess this was part of the fun they were

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

will be

fun, and

were tired of playing Volleyball, the guards came to

to set it up, allowing us time to

set it up, we relaxed with wine

turned into a party, and I noticed

that allowed?” I asked Katya,

“Of course.

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

women who are currently married with

why alpha calls it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because

was, to ask him if

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

not want to enter the

moment I stepped into the room, I felt

spoiled me with attention

not know how

to the shower and showered in

was waiting

got there, we

Marcel would wait

Sylvester wasn’t around, he

took it as a kind

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

uptight with him anymore, and I was happy for

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she was

hang out with me, but it seemed Avery wanted to be

so I let

walked back to

and I rolled my eyes, bracing myself

Instead, she hugged me.

and broke the hug, “You and alpha look good together; I hope

three years ago, he has been

said;

you here three years ago?” I asked,

came a few months before he sent the women he was screwing

and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it was normal for me to feel

are free,”

want to

It was horrible.

them as if they

heart-wrenching to

who was crazy

with the way he showered her with attention, and the fact that she was from a small pack in the north,

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

not trying to

take this wrongly, but be

telling you this because

he set those women free, he told them they were wasting

with anyone,” She said, and I smiled at her

as for the settling-down part, I have been there, done

us see where

I am grateful for the heads up.”

told me those things to hurt or

was genuinely looking out for me

she was wasting her

showered and wore

I was sharing

thought I would be with the dreaded Wolf Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he ended

wasn’t kind to

do you think he is doing?” Kaira asked

said, and I felt the loneliness down to my soul because

think I am falling for him,” Kaira said,

are,” I assured my wolf, and I

we have a fated out there?” She asked, using the word I

point, I do not

Sylvester is true and we ever end up together before he comes, I

and he