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.

took off their tunics and gowns, leaving them wearing sexy lacey

same, and the game was

the guards came

team, and Katya

bit relaxed because I did not

the ball, and

lot of fun, and the women were

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

fun that Avery joined us, and I looked and saw

day together

guess this was part of the fun they were

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

this will be our secret,” I

had so much fun, and it turned into a

tired of playing Volleyball, the guards came

time to set it up, allowing us

guards set it up, we relaxed

a party, and I noticed some

I asked Katya,

“Of course.

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

women who are currently married with children to

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

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

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

did not want to enter the room because I would miss

moment I stepped into the room,

spoiled me with

did not know how much until

to the shower and showered in

waiting for

moment I got there,

it was odd that Marcel would

Sylvester wasn’t around, he was the one in

took it as a kind gesture,

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

seem uptight with him anymore, and I was happy

Kyle was a bastard.

was glad she was moving

let Avery hang out with me, but it

understood, so I let

walked back to

I rolled my eyes, bracing myself for

Instead, she hugged me.

She said and broke the hug,

Harem three years ago, he has been

lucky, She said; I frowned at

years ago?”

came a few months before he sent

but it was normal for me to feel that

for them; they are free,”

didn’t want

It was horrible.

treated them as if they

was heart-wrenching

Arya, who was crazy about

small pack in the north, but he threw her out as if she was nothing,” She said, and I didn’t want

said, and she nodded

to

take this wrongly, but be guarded and be

only telling you this because you

those women free, he

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

the settling-down part, I have been there, done that, and there is

us see

I am grateful for the heads

told me those things to hurt

if she was genuinely looking out for me by warning

was wasting her

showered and wore

It was clear I

an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he

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

think he is doing?” Kaira asked

Kaira,” I said, and I felt the loneliness down to

for him,” Kaira said,

assured my wolf,

fated out there?” She asked,

this point,

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

and he loved