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

same, and

the guards came

team, and

did not embarrass

served the ball, and the

of fun, and

courts were created so that others wouldn’t have

was so much fun that Avery joined us,

to be their day

was part of the

your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and I placed my index

be

much fun, and it turned

playing Volleyball, the guards came to set the place

it up, allowing us time to catch our

up, we relaxed

turned into a party, and I noticed some

allowed?” I asked Katya,

“Of course.

and Gamma don’t touch us, but we are

women who are currently married with children to top

it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because I did not want anyone setting me up

went to meet Marcel where he was, to ask him if

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

want to enter the

the room,

me with

not know how

and showered in a

was waiting

there,

it was odd that Marcel would wait for

he was

it as a kind gesture, and I was

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

uptight with him anymore,

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she was moving

would let Avery hang out with me, but it

I let it

walked back to the room

my way, and I rolled my eyes,

Instead, she hugged me.

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

three years ago, he has

lucky, She said; I frowned

here three years ago?” I

a few months before he sent the

I felt a tinge of jealousy, but

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

want

It was horrible.

them as if

was heart-wrenching

Arya, who was crazy about

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

said, and she nodded and placed her

“I am not trying to antagonise you or

be guarded and

because you were kind

set those women free, he told them

down with anyone,” She said, and I

the settling-down part, I have been there, done that, and there is nothing to

see where this

the heads

those things to

genuinely looking out for me by warning

she was

the room, showered and wore Sylvester’s shirt

was clear I was

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

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

is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing

felt the loneliness down to my soul because Kaira was feeling it

for him,” Kaira

are,” I assured my wolf,

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

at this point, I do not

we ever end up together before he comes, I will reject

couldn’t do it, and he loved us,” She