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

and the

of the guards came to

team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was on

because I did not embarrass her as she had thought

ball, and the

of fun, and the women

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

joined us, and I looked and saw

their day together since the Beta was

part of the fun they

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

this will be our secret,”

and

the guards

set it up, allowing

it up, we relaxed with wine

into a party, and I noticed

I asked Katya, and

“Of course.

Gamma don’t touch

married with children to top officers

do not know why alpha calls it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because I did not want anyone setting me up where Sylvester

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

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

enter the room

I stepped into the room, I felt

me with attention

know how much

went to the shower and showered in a hurry,

was waiting for

I got there, we all started

felt it was odd that Marcel would wait for me to arrive

around, he was the

a kind gesture, and I

in a hurry, and I somehow

uptight with him anymore, and I was happy for

Kyle was a bastard.

she was moving

Marcel would let Avery hang out with me, but it seemed Avery

I let it

walked back to

way, and I rolled my eyes, bracing

Instead, she hugged me.

Tamia, for not embarrassing me out there,” She said and broke the hug, “You and alpha look good together; I hope it

his Harem three years ago, he

are lucky, She said;

you here three years ago?” I asked, and

few months 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

want to

It was horrible.

treated them as

heart-wrenching to

Arya, who was

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

my business,” I said,

am not trying to antagonise you

do not take this wrongly, but be guarded and

this because

free, he told them they were wasting

with anyone,” She said, and I smiled at her and

have been there, done

us see where

am grateful for the heads

those

was genuinely looking out for me

was wasting

showered and wore Sylvester’s shirt

It was clear I was sharing his

would have thought I would be with the dreaded Wolf Lord? It was an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he ended up being sweet, loving and sensitive towards

that he wasn’t kind to others, and

doing?” Kaira asked

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

am falling for

both are,” I assured my

out there?” She

point,

up together before he comes, I will

it, and he loved us,” She pointed