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.

tunics and gowns, leaving them wearing

did the same, and the game was

guards came

my team against Lilly’s team, and Katya

a bit relaxed because I did not embarrass her as she had thought I

the ball, and the

lot of fun, and the

that others wouldn’t have to

so much fun that Avery joined us, and

supposed to be their day together since the Beta

of

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

this will be our secret,”

fun, and it

we were tired of playing Volleyball, the guards came to set

to set it up, allowing us time

it up, we

somehow turned into a party, and I noticed some

allowed?” I asked Katya,

“Of course.

Beta and Gamma don’t touch us,

who are currently married with children to

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

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

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

want to enter the room

the room, I

spoiled me

know how much until

showered in a hurry,

waiting

there,

would wait for me

wasn’t around, he was

took it as a kind gesture, and

a hurry, and I somehow figured they had gone all

him anymore, and

Kyle was a bastard.

glad she

would let Avery hang out with me, but it seemed

so I

to

came to me on my way, and I rolled my eyes,

Instead, she hugged me.

out there,” She said and broke the hug, “You and alpha look good together; I

Harem three years ago, he

lucky, She said; I frowned

you here three years ago?”

came a few months before he sent the women he was screwing

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

for them; they are free,” I said,

want

It was horrible.

them as if they

heart-wrenching to

was crazy

a small pack

“Well, it is none of my business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her hand

am not trying to antagonise you or hurt

not take this wrongly, but be

you this because

he set those women free, he told them they were wasting

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

been there, done that, and there is

see

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

she told me those things to hurt or make

grateful if she was genuinely looking out for me

she was wasting her

to the room, showered and wore

I was sharing his

with the dreaded Wolf Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he ended up

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

think he is doing?” Kaira asked

the loneliness down to my soul because Kaira was feeling it

think I am falling for him,” Kaira said, and

both are,” I assured my wolf, and I felt

have a fated out there?” She asked, using

this point, I

up together before he comes, I

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