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.

their tunics and gowns, leaving

and the game

of the guards came to

team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was on

not embarrass

and the rest

a lot of fun, and the women

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

that Avery joined us, and I looked

to be their day together

this was part of the fun

you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and I placed my

will be our

fun, and it turned

were tired of playing Volleyball, the guards

it up, allowing us

it up, we relaxed with wine and

a party, and I noticed some women were getting

I asked Katya, and she

“Of course.

and Gamma don’t touch us, but we are

some women who are currently married with children to top

She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because I

to ask him

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

not want to enter the room because I would

the room,

had spoiled me with

did not know how much until

went to the shower and showered in a hurry, then

was waiting

moment I got there, we all

odd that Marcel would wait for me to

wasn’t around, he was

it as a kind gesture,

and Theodore left in a hurry, and I

anymore, and I was happy

Kyle was a bastard.

was glad she was moving

out with me, but it seemed Avery wanted to be

I let it

walked back to

my way, and I rolled my

Instead, she hugged me.

broke the hug, “You and alpha look good

he disposed of his Harem three years

She said; I frowned at

years ago?” I asked, and she

before he sent the women

said smiling, and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it was

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

want

It was horrible.

treated them as if they

heart-wrenching

was crazy about

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

“I am not trying to

not take this wrongly, but be guarded and be ready to say

because you

women free, he told them they

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

part, I have been there, done

see where

heads up.”

me those things to

grateful if she was genuinely looking out for me by warning

she was wasting

the room, showered

was clear I

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

wasn’t kind to others, and I liked

Kaira asked me,

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

for him,” Kaira said, and

both are,” I assured my wolf, and I

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

point, I do

and we ever end up together before he comes, I

couldn’t do it, and he loved us,” She pointed