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.

have a name, you know. It is best you start using it,” I said, and he twisted my wrist. It hurt a bit but not

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

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

took me

grand. The room looked fit for a king. He was a lord, so it

handed me clothes; a shirt and shorts. and they

should I do with this?”

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

funny?” He asked

ladies in your harem. Why so concerned

he said

heading somewhere when I bumped

left his room in a hurry. I did not

a room away from his. I changed into his oversized clothes and went to

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

and her friends and heard what she

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

her because Sylvester was screwing her, and she

them how to catch Sylvester’s attention. That was the one thing that

looked at my clothes and

wearing, Tamia?” She asked

didn’t want me wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and everywhere went silent. I

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

I said, and she

We are just chatting, eating and drinking.” Avery said, and I looked at Linda, who smiled a

was drinking orange juice. One

got to the north was that I hadn’t seen Linda with alcohol. It was almost as if she had completely cut it out of her diet. I was

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

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

are just fucking,” Avery said. I

for you,” I said, and we laughed. I took a sip of my juice and sat next to

asked, and she

yesterday,” She said, and

gamma?” I asked her, and

think Avery will be the one getting

am, remorseful,”

I told her, and she saw the mark on my

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

it was time for dinner. Avery, Linda,

brunt of it,” she said

with her?”

clothes and calling his name

just fond of her,” Avery said,

are,” I said, remembering

them exit his room together,” I said, and she frowned at

that part,” She

dining room, and Marcel and Theodore were there. Sylvester wasn’t, and