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

guests,”

space, and the girls deserve their privacy, too,” I said,

I exited my former

the children too far away from

rooms immediately after their

on the bed when we entered the

so excited that it warmed

gave the girls the only room

needed to question Amanda before the

girls were settled into their room,

room, and one of the Kappas lurking about used

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

to look at

and I knew

said, and she left the

had aged a bit from the last time I

she said and bowed her head to show her

I could ask

there for a few seconds, and she looked at

she was thinking of how best

I was all ears.

wiped away her

“I had no choice.

father already had set everything

did not know until they took you

when he became

in motion.” she said, and I

her father too often for comfort before the

to complain to her father about her living condition, but

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

defies him ends up dead,” she said, and she did

the price for

their Alpha then, could not protect

would ask me what was happening in our house, pretending he

not think much of it,

he would tell me to

generic and rehearsed, but I would excuse it since I knew he

up, and they took

to marry Leo, and he started asking me private questions about Leo’s moves and what Leo was up to if he was going to avenge

bit too

not do what he wanted, he would just get me out of the way

could kill Leo and me, so I agreed to feed him

I did not know what to do, but I

need to understand that I

not confide in

I was alone.

head Luna of the east, so I

my abilities while I

especially when I feared my information would not check

I decided I would run

and I knew my father would soon find out that I had been lying

back; he had Max and Kyle, but I had no one, and I doubted he would protect me from my father since he blamed me

out of my room with my bags the day I

like it was a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let

he needed help and could not be left

woke up fearing my father would find out I had

decided to visit my father’s house and steal some information that I

is currently in

the list of people he planned his mutiny with and

one of

sure I took the information before joining Leo in the north,”

the flash drive right now?” I asked, and

suite, I put it

if they checked my things, they wouldn’t find it,”

was all the information we needed to nail more