The Dark Side Of Fate

The Dark Side Of Fate By Karima Sa’ad Usman Chapter 13

13 The Severance

~Tamia~

I had spent two weeks in the north, and my living conditions remained the same.

Slyvester was good company when he wanted to be and was silent most of the time.

As much as people feared him, I was a bit relaxed around him.

He exuded much power, but I did not let it faze me. In fact, I saw it as a challenge.

I spent a lot of time in the library and in my room.

We had beauty treatments every other day, and I noticed love blooming between Avery and Marcel, the Beta.

I was happy for her. I saw her smile in ways I had never seen before, and I wondered how far they were willing to go with this.

I met other Lunas that were in service, and while some of them were happy, some were neutral about their condition. But no one was abused or maltreated.

They treated the women nicely; some had even found love in the north with a warrior or an officer. It was like an everyday life, not the slave and master scenario painted for us.

It comes down to saying people never really know the truth about anything unless they are in it and experience it first -hand.

I lay on my bed, wondering what Leo was doing. I was sure Amanda was over the moon about my exit. It would no longer be three nights a week for her anymore. She gets to keep her fated to herself and, in a few months, welcome their pups into the world.

I was happy for them but sad for me, because they have something I will never have, A home, family, love and continuation in their pups. My future wasn’t really certain because the alpha was unreadable.

“Come to the east garden, Marcel; let me throw a cocktail party there,” I heard Avery’s voice, and I managed to get off the bed.

I was getting bored of the sheer clothes in my wardrobe, but it seemed the alpha wanted to feed his eyes all the time.

I wore a peach dress that looked like a tunic with sandals and headed out.

Sylvester walked out of a room that had huge doors; I figured that was his bedroom, and Lilly followed after him. I figured the rumours about him fucking her were true.

He saw me and stopped. I held his gaze as always and looked at Lilly, who was blushing. She was trying to send a message, and I smiled at her.

“I would not want to interrupt you,” I said and tried to excuse myself, but he held me back.

He grabbed my wrist, pulled me to his body, spun me around, held my neck gently, and leaned close to my ear.

“Leave us!” he ordered Lilly, and she quickly moved away.

“Where do you think you are going dressed like that?” He asked, and I swallowed. His pinewood scent was intoxicating.

“Avery is having a cocktail party in the east garden,” I managed.

“You should only dress like this for me, green-eyes,” he said.

I said, and he twisted my wrist. It hurt a bit but not too much; almost a bit of a

felt him grazing his teeth along the side of my neck,

force his hand soon,” he said, and I swallowed, hoping Leo would let go. He

me to his

for a king.

me clothes; a shirt and shorts. and

should I do with this?”

party in that. You have fed everyone’s eyes enough. Now you will only feed mine,”

is funny?” He asked me, and I

of ladies in your harem. Why so concerned

questions here, green-eyes,” he said and walked out

was heading somewhere when I bumped

left his room in a hurry. I did not want

room away from

from the harem were there, and even Lilly had invited herself. I did not like the woman one bit. Ever since I learned she was twenty- three, I

her and her friends and heard what

afternoon,” she said, and the other ladies who were younger

learned people respected her because Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach

think Lilly would teach them how to catch Sylvester’s attention. That was the one thing that gave her an advantage over them, her only superpower. There was no way she was going to teach them

Avery. She looked at

She asked me, and

want me wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and

Leo. You always get those,” Avery said, and I smiled and nodded. Ignoring the fact that the

music?” I said,

chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked

orange juice. One

since we got to the north was that I hadn’t seen Linda with alcohol. It was almost

me shopping tomorrow. Is there anything you want?” Avery

is a privilege. Are you sure you two aren’t in

said anything to me; we are just fucking,” Avery said. I could understand her reluctance to get emotionally involved

said, and we

you?” I asked, and she smiled

I was yesterday,” She

I asked her, and she

or pressured me. To think Avery will be the one

wild back home; here I am, remorseful,” She

gets better,” I told her, and she saw

She said, and I touched it, feeling worried for

party, and soon it was time for dinner. Avery, Linda,

I usually get the brunt of it,” she said and walked away before I could

it with her?” Linda

am wearing his clothes and calling his name

is just fond of her,” Avery said, and

they are,” I said, remembering what I saw

together,” I said, and she frowned

Marcel doesn’t know that part,” She said, divulging where she got her

and Marcel and Theodore were there. Sylvester wasn’t, and I