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

other guests,”

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

I exited my former bedroom, which was now David and

take the children too far away from their parent’s

rooms immediately after their parents’

the bed when

so excited that

only room left; Amanda’s room

question Amanda

the girls were settled into their room,

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

she was, standing by

to look

knew she must have cried her heart

she left the window

from the last time I saw her at the

said and bowed her head to show

all I could ask

for a few seconds, and she

knew she was thinking

I was all ears.

wiped away her

“I had no choice.

father already had set everything

not know until they took you

when he became

in motion.” she said,

had visited her

she went to complain to her father about her living

accepted me, I went along with it

him ends up dead,” she said, and she did not

parents paid the price

their Alpha then,

he would ask me

not think much

everything exactly how it was, and he would tell me to hang in

generic and rehearsed, but I would excuse it since I knew he did not know how

up, and they

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

that was a bit too nosey, so

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

kill Leo and me, so I agreed to

I did not know what to do, but I knew it

understand that I was grabbing on

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

I was alone.

the head Luna of

the best of my abilities while I fed my father lies to

I feared my

I decided I would

and I knew my

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

me moving out of my room with my

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

could not be left alone, so I chose to

up fearing my father would find out I had been

my father’s house and steal some information that I knew might

currently in my bag

of people he planned his mutiny with and

one

took the information before joining Leo in

is the flash drive right now?”

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

my things, they wouldn’t

all the information we needed to nail