The Dark Side Of Fate

24 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 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.

sewing, embroidery,” She said, and

wrong, those things. are relaxing, but I

said, and I beamed at

fun. I say we play Volleyball and then wind down with Croquet. I

them wearing sexy lacey lingerie. I

It was my team against Lilly’s team, and Katya was on my team. Lilly seemed

served the ball, and the rest

fun, and

that others wouldn’t have

fun that Avery joined us, and I

day together since the Beta was always busy. I guess this was part of the fun they were

playing in your underwear outside,” Marcel warned, laughing, and I placed my index finger against

will be

so much fun, and it turned into a

playing Volleyball, the

up, allowing us

guards set it up, we relaxed with wine and

and I noticed some women were

asked Katya, and she

women who are currently married with children to top officers and ordinary people. I do not know why alpha calls it a harem,” She said, and I hoped she was telling me the truth because

where he was, to ask him if it was okay that the women flirt with the officers, and he nodded. Apparently, everyone was

and we returned to freshen up and eat dinner. I did not want to enter the room because I

the room, I

how much until now. I went to the shower

waiting for

moment I got there, we all started

arrive before eating. Whenever Sylvester wasn’t around, he

left in a hurry, and I somehow figured

didn’t seem uptight with him anymore, and I was happy for her. Kyle was a

but it seemed Avery

to

my eyes, bracing myself for her smart mouth.

out there,” She said and broke the

look good together; I hope it lasts. Since he disposed of his Harem three years ago, he has been

three years ago?” I asked, and

were five altogether,” she said smiling, and I felt a tinge of jealousy, but it was normal for me to feel that way with how I felt

them; they are free,” I said, and she shook her

to

all thought she would be luna with the way he showered her with attention, and the fact that she was from a small pack in the north, but he threw her out as if she was nothing,” She said, and I didn’t

my business,” I said, and she nodded and placed her hand on my

you were kind to me today. When he set those

settling-down part, I have been there, done that, and there is nothing to it. Let us see where this leads. But I am grateful for the heads up.” I said,

she told me those things to hurt or make me feel bad. I was grateful if she was genuinely looking out for me by warning and preparing me. Otherwise, she was wasting

was clear I was sharing his

that he ended up

think he is doing?” Kaira asked me, missing Sylvester,

said, and I felt the loneliness down to my soul because

for him,”

are,” I assured my

She