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,

and the

guards came to

Lilly’s team, and

I did not embarrass her as she had thought

and the rest was

lot of fun, and the women

that others wouldn’t have to

us, and I looked and saw Marcel

day together since the

this was part of the

won’t be pleased seeing you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing,

be our secret,”

and it turned into

playing Volleyball, the guards came to set the

to set it up, allowing us time to catch our

up, we relaxed

I noticed some women were getting

that allowed?” I asked Katya, and she

“Of course.

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

married with children to top

harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me

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

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

to enter the room because

moment I stepped into the room,

me with

did not know

showered in a

was waiting for

I got there, we all started

would wait

around, he was the one

kind gesture, and

dinner, Linda and Theodore left in a hurry, and I

seem uptight with him anymore, and I was happy

Kyle was a bastard.

was glad she

out with me, but it seemed Avery

I

walked back to the room

I rolled my eyes, bracing myself for her smart

Instead, she hugged me.

said and broke the hug, “You and

disposed of his Harem three years

She said; I

you here three years ago?” I asked, and

came a few months before he sent the women he

five altogether,” she said smiling, and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it

for them; they are free,” I

want to

It was horrible.

them as

was heart-wrenching to

Arya, who was crazy about

with attention, and the fact that she was from a small pack in the north, but he threw her out as if she was nothing,” She said,

said, and she nodded and placed her hand on my

am not trying to antagonise

this wrongly, but be guarded

you this because you were

free, he told

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

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

us see

grateful for the heads up.” I said, and

tell if she told me those things to hurt or

if she was genuinely looking out for me

was wasting

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

clear I

of events, and the fact that he ended up being sweet, loving

kind to others, and I liked

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

said, and I felt the loneliness down

think I am falling for him,”

are,” I assured my wolf,

think we have a fated out there?” She asked, using the word I

this point, I

and we ever end up together before

do it, and he loved us,” She