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

you have other guests,” Nicole said, and

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

my

not take the children too far away from their

the rooms immediately

on the bed when we entered the space allocated

that it

the girls the only room

needed to question Amanda before the tea

the girls were settled into their

went to the door of Amanda’s room, and one of the Kappas lurking about used

room, and there she was, standing by the window with her hand on

to look

were swollen, and I knew she must have cried her heart

I said, and she left the window and approached

bit from

Tamia,” she said and bowed her

I could

a few seconds, and

thinking of how best

I was all ears.

away her

“I had no choice.

father already had set

until they

was when he

set everything in motion.” she said, and I

her knowing she had visited her

thought she went to complain to her father

accepted me, I went along with it because

up dead,” she said, and she did

the price for their

father, their Alpha then,

would invite me, and during my visits, he would ask me what was happening in our house, pretending he cared about

much

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

it since I knew he did not know how to

gave yourself up, and they took you away, everything

Leo, and he started asking me private questions about Leo’s moves

a bit too nosey, so I

he wanted, he would just get me out of the way and do what

I knew he could kill Leo and me, so

that decision, I did not know what to

that

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

I was alone.

up to me as the head Luna of the east, so

duties to the best of my abilities while I fed

especially when I feared my information would

day I decided

I knew my father

had Max and Kyle, but I had no one,

with my bags the day I wanted to

a matter of the heart, hopeful that he would let me leave, but he pleaded with me to stay, and I was too in love to walk

and could not be left alone,

my father would find

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

in my bag

people he planned

single one

the information before joining Leo

drive right now?” I asked, and

put it in

if they checked my things, they wouldn’t find it,” She said, and I

all the information we