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.

women took off their tunics and gowns, leaving them wearing

did the same, and the game

of the guards came to

team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was

I did not embarrass her as she had thought I

and the rest was

lot of fun, and the women were

created so that others wouldn’t have to wait too long for

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

be their day together since

was part of the fun they were

pleased seeing you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and

this will be our secret,” I

so much fun, and

Volleyball, the guards came to set

time to set it up, allowing us time

set it up, we relaxed with wine

party, and I noticed some women were

allowed?” I asked Katya, and

“Of course.

don’t touch

who are currently married with children to top officers and

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 anyone

to ask him if it was okay that the women flirt with the officers,

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

the room because I

the room,

me with

not know how much until

showered in a hurry, then headed for

was waiting for

got there,

Marcel would wait for me to arrive before

wasn’t around, he was the one in

kind

Theodore left in a hurry, and I somehow

him anymore, and I was happy for

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she was

Avery hang out with me,

so I let it

walked back to the

to me on my way, and I

Instead, she hugged me.

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

his Harem three years ago, he has been

said; I frowned at

three years ago?” I asked, and she

a few months before he sent the women he was

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

good for them; they are free,” I said, and

didn’t want

It was horrible.

treated them as if

heart-wrenching to

was

luna with 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

of my business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her

to antagonise you or hurt

take this wrongly, but be guarded and

only telling you this because you were kind to me

set those women free, he told

plan on ever settling down with anyone,” She said, and I smiled at her and

I have been

see where

am grateful for the heads up.”

if she told me those things to hurt

looking out for me by

she was

room, showered and

clear I was

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

miss that he wasn’t kind to others, and I liked it that

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

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

think I am falling for him,”

my wolf,

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

this point, I

true and we ever end up together before

and he loved us,” She pointed