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 them wearing sexy

same, and

guards

Lilly’s team, and

I did not embarrass her as

and the rest was

had a lot of fun, and the women

wouldn’t

us, and I looked and saw Marcel

was supposed to be their day together since the

this was part of the fun

be pleased seeing you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and I placed my index finger

this will be

and it turned into a

Volleyball, the guards came to set the

to set it up, allowing us time

the guards set it up, we relaxed with

I noticed some women were getting comfortable with the

that allowed?” I asked Katya,

“Of course.

don’t touch

are some women who are currently married with children to

do not know why alpha calls it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because I did not want

ask him if it was okay

and Soon it was evening, and we returned to freshen up and eat

the room because I would

moment I stepped into the room, I felt

me

not know how much

went to the shower and showered in a hurry, then headed

was waiting for

I got there, we all started

it was odd that Marcel would wait

around, he

it as a kind gesture, and I

Theodore left in a hurry, and I somehow figured they

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

Kyle was a bastard.

she was

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

so I let it

walked back to

on my way, and I rolled my eyes,

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

he disposed of his Harem three

said;

here three years ago?” I asked,

a few months before he sent the women he was

of jealousy, but it was normal for me

they are free,” I said, and she shook

want

It was horrible.

as if they

heart-wrenching to

Arya, who was crazy about

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

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

to antagonise you or

take this wrongly, but be guarded and be ready to say

you this because

women free, he told them they were wasting

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

the settling-down part, I have been there, done that, and

see

grateful for the heads up.” I said, and she

tell if she told me those things to hurt or make me

genuinely looking out for

was wasting

returned to the room, showered and wore Sylvester’s shirt to

I was sharing his

would be with the dreaded Wolf Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of events, and

wasn’t kind to

he is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing Sylvester, and

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

am falling for him,”

both are,” I assured my wolf,

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

this point, I

and we ever end up together before he comes, I

couldn’t do it, and he loved