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.

room would be

guests,” Nicole said, and I

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

that, I exited my former bedroom, which was

children too far away from

them the rooms

started jumping on the bed when we entered the space allocated

so excited that it warmed my

only room

Amanda before

settled into their room, I

one of the Kappas lurking about used the key to open it so I could enter the

and there she was, standing by the window

to look

knew she

I said, and she left the

bit from the last time I saw her

said and bowed her head to show

all I could

stood there for a few seconds, and she

was thinking

I was all ears.

away her

“I had no choice.

already had

not know until they took you

was when

set everything in motion.”

knowing she had visited her father too

complain to her father about her

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

ends up dead,” she said, and she did

the price

their Alpha then, could

would ask me what was happening in

think much of it, so I

tell me to hang in there and that it would soon

but I would excuse it since I knew he did

gave yourself up, and they took

and he started asking me private questions about Leo’s moves and what Leo was up to if he was going to avenge the attack and so

bit too nosey, so I

me I was dispensable; if I did not do what he wanted,

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

to do, but I knew it

that I

I dared not confide in him, and you

I was alone.

looked up to me as the head Luna of

of my abilities while I fed my father

when I feared

day I decided I would

didn’t love me, and he didn’t want me around him, and I knew my father would soon find out

to push back; he had Max and Kyle, but I had no one, and I doubted he would protect me

saw me moving out of my room with my bags the day I wanted

tell him the real reason, so I made it seem like it was a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let

left alone, so I chose to

up fearing my father would find out I had

for the games, I decided to visit my father’s house and steal some information

flash drive is currently in my bag

list of people he planned his mutiny with and how they

one

information before joining Leo in the north,”

right

I put it in Leo’s

they wouldn’t find it,” She

all the information we