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

have other guests,” Nicole

deserve their privacy, too,” I said, winking at Liz and

I exited my former bedroom,

the children too

the rooms immediately

the bed when we entered the

so excited that it

the girls the only room left; Amanda’s room

to question Amanda before the tea

the girls were settled into

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

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

to look at

swollen, and I knew she must have cried her heart

left

she had aged a bit from the last time I saw

said and bowed her head to show her

all I

for a few seconds, and she looked

was thinking of how

I was all ears.

wiped away

“I had no choice.

already had set everything in

until they took you

when he became

set everything in motion.” she said, and

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

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

I went along with it because only

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

paid the price for their

then, could not protect

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

not think much of it, so I

he would tell me to hang

excuse it since I knew he did not know how to show

gave yourself up, and they took you

push 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 the attack and

that was a bit too nosey,

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

he could kill Leo and me,

what to do, but I

to understand that I was grabbing on

not confide in

I was alone.

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

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

especially when I feared

I decided I would run

and I knew my father would soon find out that

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

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

made it seem like it was 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

he needed help and could not be left alone,

woke up fearing my father

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

in my bag

planned his mutiny

one of

before joining Leo in the north,” She

right now?” I asked, and she

suite, I put it in Leo’s bag before

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

we needed to nail more