Shadows of Destiny

~Tamia~ Getting Nicole and the children settled in wasn’t a challenge.

The children were pleasant and a joy to have around.

They were eight years old, and I was a bit envious of them but glad I had my little bundle of joy growing inside me.

“Lady Tamia, I am grateful that you would welcome us into your home,” Nicole said while her husband helped put their bags in the room.

It was my old room.

I thought Amanda would be in it, but I was told Sylvester changed his mind about putting her there and put her in the smaller room.

“Oh, I am not Lady yet.

Our wedding is in two weeks.

Stephanie Volkov is still the Lady of the north; they refer to me as Luna for now, and having you in this place is a joy.

It is also your home,” I said, and she smiled and came to hug me.

“Thank you so much.

It really means a lot.

We had been running around and hiding before we had our triplets.

At least now we can rest.” She said, and my heart broke.

Hearing her say they have not known peace for the years they have been together was hard.

It is the worst thing that can ever happen to anyone.

“Please rest,” I said, and she held my hand.

“If there is anything you need me to help with, kindly let me know.

I am good with house chores,” She said and looked at her husband.

“We do not plan to be freeloaders here.

We would like to earn our keep,” she said, and my heart broke into pieces.

David is a Volkov.

I wonder how he grew up and how they have lived for them to be this way.

“I am sure Sylvester would find a place for his brother.

As for you, you’re a luna here too, so start acting like one.

My friends and I are having evening tea later; I would like you to join us,” I told her, and she looked at David, who nodded.

I did not know if Sylvester would want to spend time with his brother and get to know him.

We were planning an operation; I could not jeopardise it and send David to where Sylvester was having his meeting.

I would have to allow Sylvester to move at his own pace.

“Do you know where my older brother is?” David asked me, and I knew he was talking about Dominic.

Dominic might have changed, but he was still a douchebag.

“You mean Dominic?” I said, and he nodded.

“I am sure he will come searching for you once he is through with his engagements,” I said, not wanting to get into details and start explaining things to him.

I wanted to keep it simple.

“Okay, ehm, I will take the triplets to their rooms.

Tanya and Liz would have a room while Justin would have a room to himself,” I said, and Justin squealed.

It was clear he had to share with his sisters most of his life.

would

guests,” Nicole said, and I

deserves his own space, and the girls deserve their privacy, too,” I said, winking at Liz and Tanya, who grinned

with that, I exited my former bedroom, which

did not take the children too far away

rooms immediately after their parents’

started jumping on the bed when we entered the space

so excited that it warmed my

only room left; Amanda’s room was beside

needed to question Amanda

girls were settled into their room, I

room, and one of the Kappas lurking about used the key to

standing by the window with her hand on her bump, staring

turned to look

I knew

said, and she left

like she had aged a bit from the last time I saw her

said and bowed her

all I

for a few seconds,

knew she was thinking

I was all ears.

wiped away her

“I had no choice.

already had set

until they took

when he

set everything in motion.” she said, and I

then?” I asked her knowing she had visited her father too

thought she went to complain to her father

lie that Leo accepted me, I went along with it because only a

up dead,” she said,

parents paid the

Alpha then, could not protect

my visits, he would ask me what was happening in our house,

much of it, so

would tell me to hang in there and that it would

I would excuse it since I knew he did not know

and

push me to marry Leo, and he started asking me private questions about Leo’s moves and what

a bit too

I was dispensable; if I did not do what he wanted, he would just get me out of the

his brutality, I knew he could kill Leo and me, so

know what to do, but I knew it would buy

need to understand that I was grabbing on

hated me, so I dared not confide in him, and you were no longer

I was alone.

me as the head Luna of

best of my abilities while I fed my father lies to

tedious, especially when I feared

decided I

him, and I knew my father would soon find out that I had

no one, and I doubted he would protect

my room with my bags

could not tell him the real reason, so I made it seem like it was a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let me leave, but he pleaded with me to stay, and

needed help and could not be left alone,

I woke up fearing my father would find out I

to visit my father’s house and

is currently in my bag at

he planned his mutiny

one of

took the information before joining Leo in the north,” She said, and

the flash drive right now?” I asked,

hotel suite, I put it in Leo’s bag before we

they checked my things, they wouldn’t find

information we