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,

and the

the guards came to

was my team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was on my

a bit relaxed because I did not

ball, and the

fun, and the women were genuinely

wouldn’t have to wait too long for their

fun that Avery joined us,

supposed to be their day together since the Beta was

of

underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and

this will be our

had so much fun, and it

Volleyball, the guards came to

up, allowing

we relaxed with wine and bite-size

turned into a party, and I noticed some women were getting

allowed?” I asked Katya,

“Of course.

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

are currently married with children to top officers and

hoped she was telling me the truth because I did not want anyone setting me up where Sylvester was

meet Marcel where he was, to ask him if it was okay that the women

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

the

the room,

spoiled me

did not know how

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

was waiting for

I got there, we

was odd that Marcel would

around, he was the one

kind

Linda and Theodore left in a hurry, and I somehow figured

anymore, and I was

Kyle was a bastard.

was glad she

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

I

back to the room

to me on my way, and I rolled

Instead, she hugged me.

for not embarrassing me out there,” She said and broke

his Harem three years ago, he has

are lucky, She said; I frowned

you here three years ago?” I asked, and

came a few months before he sent the women he was

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

are free,” I said, and she shook

didn’t want

It was horrible.

treated them as if

was heart-wrenching

Arya, who was crazy

thought she would be 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 was

“Well, it is none of my business,” I said, and she

am not trying to antagonise

wrongly, but be guarded

am only telling you this because you

set those women free, he

does not plan on ever settling down with anyone,” She said, and I smiled at

settling-down part, I have been

see

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

told me those things to hurt or make me feel

looking out

was wasting

showered and wore Sylvester’s shirt to

was clear I was

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

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

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

I felt the loneliness down to

falling for

assured my wolf, and I felt

we have a fated out there?” She asked,

this point, I do not

true and we ever end up together before he

couldn’t do it, and he