~Tamia~
The two days' rest was much needed. Within those two days, the test results finally came through, and indeed Vino was a Volkov.
Sylvester felt terrible about it because he could understand how Vino might have grown up; knowing his father never wanted him must have messed with his self-esteem and self-worth.
He was mad at Jenny for taking advantage of her son like she did and at Larry for ruining Vino's life. Amanda was no good, and she would have killed Vino had they not intercepted her.
We were glad the ordeal was over, but things still needed to be done. Realising Vino had it worse than David changed Sylvester's perspective and softened his heart towards the guy. We planned to address the matter after the wedding.
We used the remaining time to prepare. Stephanie, Katya and Nicole had done everything, so nothing seemed rushed.
A day before the wedding, Sylvester, Theodore, Marcel and Dominic moved to another wing. We would not see each other until during the ceremony.
All the brides gathered in my room, and we were excited about the event. I could not believe it was finally upon us.
While we discussed the events, I excused myself and went to stand by the window.
I stared at the garden at night, and it was beautiful. That was where we would have the wolf claiming will take place. Though it was unnecessary because it could be done privately, it was compulsory for alphas.
I had a tinge of worry inside me. I was scared because I had been there before. I had loved and given myself to another, only to be betrayed. My heart was sure, but the scar remained even though I had healed from Leo's betrayal. I hoped it would fade away.
"We have nothing to fear, Tamia," Kaira told me, understanding my fear. I could survive Leo's betrayal but knew I would not survive if Sylvester betrayed me. I did not need to deceive myself; I just knew it.
"He loves us, and Knight does too. He has proven it countless times, Tamia. I have faith in what we have, and you should too," Kaira said, and I felt warmth radiate through me.
"He is our true love, Tamia, our true purpose, the one. Leo was a phase we had to go through to prepare us for this. Now we know what love is. Do not be afraid of the blue moon. We promised ourselves to another once under it. Now we will promise ourselves to our fated under it. It is a gift, one we should cherish. So please, let go of your fear because we have nothing to worry about where Sylvester and Knight are concerned," Kaira said, and I chuckled a bit and looked at the women.
They were having fun. Excited and happy. Who would have thought we would find love, joy, happiness and peace again?
Each of them had been bruised and broken by love. They were hurt so much that they stopped believing in it. When their mates gave them up as tributes, it was to send them into bondage; little did they know it would be their freedom. It would be the beginning of their ever after.
I looked at Avery; although Max could never completely kill her light, he did break her in other ways. I could see that now because her smiles and eyes were brighter.
Linda wasn't a pessimist anymore. It worked out for the three of us. I turned towards the window and looked at the moon. It had a tint of blue, but it wasn't fully there yet. I looked at it and thanked the goddess for this gift. Indeed she had favoured us. We weren't the first Lunas captured and brought to the north. We were the first women our men would be with, but somehow fate made it work.
"Tamia, join us," Avery called out, and they were laughing about something. I hurried to join them, abandoning all my cares and casting my worries away.
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