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.

and gowns, leaving them

did the same, and the game was

of the guards came

was my team against Lilly’s team,

not embarrass her as she

ball, and the

a lot of fun, and the women

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

joined us,

be their day together since the Beta was always

this was part of the fun

you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel

this will be

much fun, and it turned into

we were tired of playing Volleyball, the guards

time to set it up,

it up, we relaxed

into a party, and I noticed some women were getting comfortable with

allowed?” I asked

“Of course.

Alpha, Beta and Gamma don’t touch

are some women who are currently married with children to

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

where he was, to ask him if it was okay that the

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

not want to enter the room because

into the

me with attention and

did not know how much

the shower and showered in a hurry,

was waiting

moment I got there, we

Marcel would wait

around, he was the

took it as a kind

Theodore left in a hurry, and

seem uptight with him anymore,

Kyle was a bastard.

she was

Avery hang out with me, but it seemed Avery wanted to be around Marcel

understood, so I let

back to the room

and I rolled my eyes, bracing myself for

Instead, she hugged me.

you, Tamia, for not embarrassing me out there,” She said and broke

his Harem three years ago, he

said; I frowned at

years ago?” I

before he sent the women he was screwing

jealousy, but it was normal for

they are free,” I said, and

want

It was horrible.

them as

heart-wrenching to

was

all thought she would be luna with the way he showered her 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, and I didn’t want

I said, and she nodded and placed her hand on

not trying to antagonise you

but be guarded and be ready

only telling you this because you were kind to me

women free, he told

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

been

us see where this

am grateful for the heads up.”

told me those things to hurt

if she was genuinely looking out for me by warning

she was wasting

returned to the room, showered and wore Sylvester’s

clear I was sharing his

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

to others, and I liked it that

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

felt the

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

are,” I assured my wolf,

She asked, using the word I had come to

at this point, I do not

together before he comes, I will reject him,” I told

it, and he loved us,”