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.

he twisted my wrist. It hurt a bit but not too much; almost a bit

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

Leo would let go. He had

took me to

a king. He was a

a shirt and shorts. and they looked like

should I do

in that. You have fed everyone’s eyes enough. Now you will only feed mine,” He said sternly, and

is funny?” He asked me, and

lot of ladies in your harem. Why so concerned about

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

guess he was heading somewhere when I bumped

room in a hurry. I did not want to be accused

to my room which was only a room away from his. I changed into his oversized clothes and went to the

from the harem were there, and even Lilly had invited herself. I did not like the woman

friends and heard what she

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

her because Sylvester was screwing her, and

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

walked to Avery. She looked at my clothes and

Tamia?” She asked

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

the jealous type like Leo. You always get those,” Avery said, and I smiled and nodded. Ignoring the

music?” I said, and

eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I

was drinking orange juice. One

I hadn’t seen Linda with alcohol. It was almost as

there anything you want?”

privilege. Are you sure you two aren’t in love?” I asked her, and she shook

said anything to me; we are just fucking,” Avery said. I

if you are happy, then I am happy for you,” I said, and we laughed. I took

you?” I asked, and

was yesterday,” She said, and I smiled

I asked

been understanding. Hasn’t touched me or pressured me. To think Avery will be the one getting

here I am, remorseful,” She confessed to me, and

gets better,” I told her, and

is serious,” She said, and I touched it, feeling worried

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

get him. too worked up because I usually get the brunt of it,” she said and walked away before I could respond. The bitch always had to have

with

and calling his name without

know. He is just fond of her,” Avery said, and I

said, remembering what I saw

them exit his room together,” I said, and

know that part,” She said, divulging where she

and Theodore were there. Sylvester wasn’t, and I wondered where he was. Maybe buried inside Lilly