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

and the game

the guards came

team, and Katya was on my

did not embarrass her as she had thought

served the ball, and

had a lot of fun, and the

wouldn’t have to

that Avery joined us, and I looked and saw Marcel standing

was supposed to be their day together since

guess this was part of

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

be

fun, and

the guards came to set

it up, allowing us time

guards set it up, we relaxed with wine and

turned into a party, and I noticed

I asked Katya, and

“Of course.

and Gamma don’t touch

are currently married with children to top

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

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

to mingle except for my friends and Soon it

to enter the room because

the

spoiled me

know how

went to the shower and showered in a hurry,

was waiting for

moment I got there, we

it was odd that Marcel would wait for me to

wasn’t around, he was

kind gesture,

Theodore left in a hurry, and I somehow

anymore, and

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she was moving

hang out with me, but it

so I

walked back to

my way, and I rolled my eyes, bracing myself

Instead, she hugged me.

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

of his Harem three years ago, he has

are lucky, She said; I

here three years ago?” I asked, and she

few months before he sent the women he was

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

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

didn’t want

It was horrible.

as if

was heart-wrenching

Arya, who was crazy about

fact that she was from a small pack in the north, but he threw her out as

my business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her hand on

trying to

wrongly, but be guarded and be ready to say

telling you this because you were kind to

he set those women free, he told them

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

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

see where

the heads

couldn’t tell if she told me those things to hurt or make me

she was genuinely looking

she was wasting

to the room, showered and wore Sylvester’s

was clear I was sharing his

Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of

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

Kaira asked me, missing Sylvester, and

I said, and I felt the loneliness down to my

falling for him,” Kaira

my wolf, and

have a fated out there?” She asked, using

at this point, I do

up together before he comes, I will

couldn’t do it, and he loved