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.

best you start using it,” I said, and he twisted my wrist. It hurt a bit but

his teeth along the side of my neck, and I stifled

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

me

grand. The room looked fit for a king. He was

and

should I do with this?”

have fed everyone’s eyes enough. Now

funny?” He asked me, and

a lot of ladies in your harem. Why so concerned

here, green-eyes,” he said

guess he was heading somewhere when I

room in a hurry. I did not want to

was only a room away from his. I changed into his

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 stopped

past her and her friends

afternoon,” she said, and

Sylvester was screwing her, and she promised to teach the others

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

to Avery. She looked

you wearing, Tamia?” She asked

wearing the tunic I came in, so he gave me his clothes to wear,” I said and everywhere went silent. I called his name, and I was

those,” Avery said, and I

is the music?” I said, and

Avery said, and I looked at

orange juice. One

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

anything you want?” Avery asked

two aren’t

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

am happy for you,” I said, and we laughed. I took a

you?” I asked, and

She

gamma?” I asked

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 I hugged

gets better,” I told her, and she saw the mark

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

the party, and soon it was time for dinner. Avery, Linda, and I headed to the dining room. On our way, Lilly

do not bore the alpha or get him. too worked up because I usually get the brunt of it,” she said and walked away before I could respond.

with her?” Linda asked

and calling his name without consequence,” I

just fond of her,” Avery said,

said, remembering what

saw them exit his room together,” I

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

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