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 sexy lacey

did the same, and the

the guards came

team, and Katya was on my

bit relaxed because I did not embarrass

ball, and

a lot of fun, and

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

Avery joined us, and I looked and saw Marcel

supposed to be their day together since the Beta was always

of

pleased seeing you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel

will be

had so much fun, and

the guards came to

it up,

guards set it up, we

somehow turned into a party, and I noticed some women

asked

“Of course.

Gamma don’t touch us, but we

married with

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

where he was, to ask him if it

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

enter the room

into the

had spoiled me with attention and

not know how

went to the shower and showered in a hurry, then headed

waiting for

moment I got there, we all

Marcel would

he was

kind gesture, and I was

Linda and Theodore left in a hurry, and

uptight with him anymore, and I was happy

Kyle was a bastard.

was glad she was

with me, but it seemed Avery wanted to be around

I let it

back to the

I rolled my

Instead, she hugged me.

me out there,” She said and broke

three years ago, he has been

are lucky, She said;

three years ago?” I

a few months before he sent the

and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it was normal for me to feel that way with how I felt for

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

didn’t want to

It was horrible.

them as if

heart-wrenching to

who was

a small pack in

business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her hand on my

am not trying to

take this wrongly, but be guarded and be ready to say

because you were

free, he told

anyone,” She said, and I

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

see where

for the heads up.” I said,

couldn’t tell if she told me those things to

was grateful if she was genuinely looking out

was wasting

room, showered and wore

I was sharing

was an unbelievable turn of events, and the fact that he ended up being sweet, loving and sensitive

miss that he wasn’t kind to others, and

think he is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing Sylvester, and I

said, and I felt the loneliness down to my soul because Kaira was

for

assured my wolf, and I

we have a fated out there?” She asked, using the word I

at this point,

together before

do it, and he loved us,” She