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

and the game was

of the guards came to

team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was

because I did not embarrass her as she had thought

the ball, and the rest was

lot of fun, and the women

others wouldn’t

much fun that Avery joined us, and I looked and

was supposed to be their day together since the Beta

part of the

be pleased seeing you playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned,

this will be our

so much fun, and it turned into

of playing Volleyball, the guards came to set

time to set it up, allowing us time to catch our

the guards set it up, we relaxed with

party, and I noticed some women were getting

that allowed?” I asked Katya, and

“Of course.

Gamma don’t touch us, but

who are currently married

do not know why alpha calls it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the

he was, to ask him

was allowed to mingle except for my friends and Soon

did not want to enter the room because I would

into the room, I

me

know how

shower and showered

was waiting

moment I got there, we all

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

Sylvester wasn’t around, he

a kind

dinner, Linda and Theodore left in a hurry, and I somehow figured

him anymore, and I was happy

Kyle was a bastard.

she was moving

with me, but it seemed Avery wanted to be around

I

walked back to

and I rolled my eyes, bracing myself for her smart

Instead, she hugged me.

for not embarrassing me out there,” She said and broke the hug, “You and alpha look

of his Harem three years ago,

said;

you here three years ago?” I

months before he sent the

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

free,”

didn’t want to

It was horrible.

as

was heart-wrenching to

was crazy about

with attention, and the fact that she was from a small pack in the north,

said,

not trying to antagonise you or hurt

take this wrongly, but be guarded and

because you were kind

he set those women free, he told them

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

as for the settling-down part, I have been

see where

for the heads up.” I said, and

me those things

if she was genuinely looking out for me by

she was

showered

was clear I was sharing

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

kind to others,

Kaira

know, Kaira,” I said, and I felt the

for him,” Kaira said,

assured my wolf, and I

a fated out there?” She asked, using the

this point, I

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

he loved us,” She