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 be

am sure you have other guests,” Nicole

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

that, I exited my former bedroom,

did not take the children too far away from their parent’s

gave them the rooms

bed when we entered the space allocated to

that it warmed

only room left; Amanda’s room

Amanda before the tea

settled into their room, I excused

of Amanda’s room, and one of the Kappas lurking about used the key to open it so

standing by the window with her hand

to look

swollen, and I knew she must have cried

I said, and she left the window and approached

aged a bit from the last time I

she said and bowed her head to show

all I could ask

a few seconds, and she looked

knew she was thinking

I was all ears.

away

“I had no choice.

already had set everything

they took

when he

had set everything in motion.”

I asked her knowing she had visited her father too often for comfort before the

she went to complain to her father about her living condition, but now

that Leo accepted me, I went along with

she said, and she did not need

paid the price for

then, could not

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

much of it,

and he would tell me to hang in there and that it

excuse it since I knew he did not

gave yourself up, and they took you away,

me 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

that was a bit too nosey,

if I did not do what he wanted, he would just get me out of the way and do

Leo and me, so I agreed to

I did not know what to do, but I

to understand that I

so I dared not confide in

I was alone.

looked up to me as the head Luna of the

luna duties to the best of my abilities while I fed

when I

I decided I would

him, and I knew my father

but I had no one, and I doubted he

saw me moving out of my room with my bags the

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

left alone, so I chose

woke up fearing my father would

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

currently in my

of people he planned

one

joining Leo in the north,” She said,

right

suite, I put it

they wouldn’t

all the information we needed to nail