His Lost Lycan Luna (Jessica Hall) novel Chapter 224

His Found Lycan Luna Chapter 99

Azalea POV

Later That Afternoon.

We sat on the cellar floor, going through documents and photographs. Tandi would hand them off to Abbie when she was done, who would re–stack them back in the boxes. Yet the longer we dug through everything, the more disheartened Tandi became.

“How old would Paige be now?” I ask her.

“Seven in February,” she answers with a sigh.

“Well, that rules out these kids out,” Abbie says, handing me the pile full of toddler photos.

“We might have to do a DNA test. She could be different from how you remember?”

“I will recognize her,” Tandi says with confidence.

“How can you be so sure?” | ask.

“I‘m her mother, and she has a scar. She had a scar down one side of her face, required stitches, went from her chin to her hairline. She fell off the stairs when she was three and landed on a glass table,” she tells me.

“Brock beat me good for that one, considering I wasn‘t even watching her. Asshole had me entertaining one of his friends, and he was supposed to be watching her for me. He broke three of my ribs that night,” Tandi says. My stomach drops hearing that as she sifted through the photos.

“Well, I will start with this pile,” I tell her. Tandi spoke so easily of such tragic circumstances, as if desensitized to her own trauma, it saddened me how much she had suffered since I last saw her at the orphanage, back when she was Taylor

“This place gives me the creeps,” Abbie says, rubbing her arms as she set the box back on the shelf. I glance over my shoulder at her as she looks around. We spent hours down in the cellars combing through every child‘s information when Tandi tossed the last one in the box. None of them were Paige. She gets up just as Damian walks in to check on us.

“Hun?” he asks as she walks toward the stairs. She pulls her arm away before he can grab her and runs off up the stairs and he turns looking at me and Abbie.

“None of them were Paige,” I tell him, heartbroken for Tandi. She was so excited when we came down here only to leave heartbroken. Damian swallows, staring after her as she takes off.

“Go, Damian, take the afternoon off. I will speak to Kyson and let him know,” I tell him and he‘ nods.

“Thank you, Azalea,” he says, rushing off after her. Abbie and I pack everything up before climbing the stairs and coming out of the pantry. Yet as I do, I see Tanner, the gardener in the kitchen looking rather lost, clutching his wide brim hat in hands as he looked around the kitchen. He jumps when we come behind him.

“Tanner, what can I help you with?” Clarice says, coming back into the kitchens from where ever she was.

Tanner looks at me but addresses Clarice. “I was going to see if you could ask the King or Queen for a few moments of their time,” Clarice growls and I hadn‘t heard her growl at anyone in anger before.

“I told you yesterday this wasn’t your issue. Leave it be,” she snaps at him and my brows furrow in confusion.

“It‘s fine, Clarice. What is wrong, Tanner?” | ask.

“My Queen, I will sort it and speak with Kyson. You don‘t need to handle this one,” Clarice says, pushing me toward the doors with Abbie.

“It‘s your brother, my Queen,” Tanner calls out and we all freeze.

“You dare mention him to her after what he has done?” Clarice snarls, spinning on her heel and pointing an accusing finger at him.

“He‘s just boy Clarice. How can you say that when you have helped raise him with me, you know how useless his grandparents are with him and Ester, well,” he shakes his head.

“I‘m sorry, my Queen. I just worry for him,” I swallow but nod my head and he turns to leave. Clarice watches him go and I could see his words upset her deeply.

“Wait, Tanner. What of my brother?” I ask him and he stops.

*My Queen, you don‘t have to deal with this, the King can,” Clarice says, but I shake my head. Kyson had enough going on, and he was my brother.